When Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stood beside his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo on Saturday, the joint declaration they signed marked more than a diplomatic formality; it signalled the rebirth of a transcontinental bond, anchored in history, redefined by pragmatism, and sharpened by today’s geopolitical realities. Indonesia and Egypt have […]

Indonesia’s Cairo gambit: A strategic pivot towards the Middle East

This post is based on https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250415-indonesias-cairo-gambit-a-strategic-pivot-towards-the-middle-east/. Featured image credit: Bandung Conference 1955, Zhou Enlai, Sukarno and Nasser. https://x.com/CarlZha/status/1651506527457652736.

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