Indonesia’s plan to send troops to Gaza could test its longstanding foreign policy independence.


Ronny P Sasmita is a senior international affairs analyst at the Indonesia Strategic and Economics Action Institution, a Jakarta-based think tank focu...sed on geopolitics and geoeconomics. His commentary has appeared in leading Indonesian outlets and a number of international English-language publications. He regularly contributes analysis on international political economy, China’s economy, and global geoeconomic trends.
Indonesia’s plan to send troops to Gaza could test its longstanding foreign policy independence.

The truce did not address the root cause of the conflict. A new initiative with a clear enforcement mechanism is needed.
