August 2020: ‘Independent’ INDONESIA Now Has to Pick Sides

Indonesia assumes the Security Council presidency this month, and
two big items are on its agenda: burgeoning its role as a 'bridge
builder' between small and large powers on the Council, and
transitioning the Council to in-person voting on Council
resolutions. On today's show, we hear from Indonesian Ambassador to
the UN, Dian Triansyah Djani, as well as Dr. Moch Faisal Karim,
Assistant Professor in International Relations at Bina Nusantara
University, located in the in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
Although Indonesia is a regional power in Southeast Asia and the
fourth most populated country in the world, Ambassador Djani
describes his country's diplomatic style in the UN Security Council
as “quiet” — an approach requiring patience and tolerance of its
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