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UNREALISTIC, JUST A GIMMICK?Akbar said that Southeast Asia’s largest economy has a “track record” of offering to mediate global conflicts.He highlighted that during a trip to Moscow in 2022, then-president Joko Widodo proposed taking on a mediator role in the Russia–Ukraine war, conveying the offer to President Vladimir Putin. The move ultimately did not lead to any official mediation mandate.“Prabowo’s current offer, in my view, is a continuation of Indonesia’s long-standing diplomatic tradition,” Akbar said.But Dino argued that the US rarely agrees to third-party mediation in its conflicts, which in his view makes the proposal unrealistic.“The US’ ego as a…
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