Compared to a year ago, Indonesians seem to view ASEAN and Japan more favourably. The Israel-Hamas conflict is a significant factor for declining trust in other powers but economics and soft power can also explain interesting fluctuations in their perceptions.
Indonesian respondents in the State of Southeast Asia Survey 2024 (SSEA 2024) seem to have grown sceptical that the EU, the US, and India would do the right thing for the region and world order, primarily due to their positions on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Conversely, ASEAN,…







