Navigating a Shifting Global Order: Expert Perspectives on Indonesia’s Foreign Policy Outlook
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About the Event
Join the Asia New Zealand Foundation and the Centre for Strategic Studies for a conversation with leading experts on Indonesia’s foreign policy outlook. The discussion will focus on the opportunities and challenges facing Indonesia in a rapidly changing global order.
Speakers:
Evi Fitriani, Professor of International Relations at Universitas Indonesia
Yose Rizal Damuri, Executive Director of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies Indonesia
Iwan Wiranataatmadja, Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia
Philips Vermonte, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia
In conversation with:
David Capie, Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies
Event Details
Date/time: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm)
Venue: Level 12, Rutherford House, 33 Bunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011
This is an open event, so feel free to bring a friend! Please RSVP for catering purposes.
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Prof. Evi Fitriani
Prof. Evi Fitriani, Ph.D. is a professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia (FISIP UI), and the first female professor in the discipline of International Relations in Indonesia. She earned her bachelor's degree from UI in 1993, followed by two master's degrees from the University of Leeds, UK, and Ohio University, USA. She obtained her doctoral degree from the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, in 2011. Throughout her academic career, Prof. Evi has held various leadership roles, including Head of the Department of International Relations at FISIP UI (2012–2016). She was also instrumental in establishing the Master’s Program in European Studies and the ASEAN Study Center at UI. Her research focuses on foreign policy analysis, regionalism, Asia–Europe relations, and the dynamics of Indonesia’s relations with China and the European Union. Her work has been published in numerous reputable national and international academic journals. In addition to her academic activities, Prof. Evi is also known to the broader public for her role as a panelist in the 2024 Indonesian presidential debate, where she addressed key issues in strategic international relations.
Dr Yose Rizal Damuri
Yose Rizal Damuri, Executive Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies. His research activities focus on international trade, regional integration and globalization of value chain. He is active in several research and advisory networks both in Indonesia and in East Asia, such as Indonesia Service Dialogue (ISD) and Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT). Yose also teaches International Economics courses at the Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia. In addition, he occasionally writes in local and national newspapers. He received his Bachelor of Economics from the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia. He continued his study at the National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra and got his Master of Economics of Development (MEcDev). He received his PhD in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI), Geneva, Switzerland.
Mr Iwan Wiranataatmadja
Iwan Wiranataatmadja is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), a position he has held since 2020. He is also a Partner in Business Development for Indonesia and Asia at Konig Groep in Wageningen, the Netherlands. He served as Indonesia’s Ambassador to Bangladesh and Nepal from 2013 to 2017, and to Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan from 2008 to 2011. Before that, he was Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo from 2006 to 2008, and from 1984 to 2005 he served in Indonesian missions in Geneva, Nairobi and New York. During his career, he has taken part in multilateral and bilateral negotiations, both as a delegation member and as head of delegation. He holds a Doctorandus degree in International Relations from Padjadjaran University in Bandung.
Dr Phillips Vermonte
Dr Vermonte is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of UIII. Before joining UIII, Dr Vermonte served as Executive Director of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia, and Chairman of the Indonesian Pollsters Association (Persepi). He was a Fulbright scholar and obtained Ph.D. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University, USA. He completed his MA in International Studies at the University of Adelaide, Australia Dr. Vermonte’s research interest includes comparative politics, electoral competition, voting behaviors, party system, democratization, and foreign policy. His works have appeared in Asian Politics & Policy, Middle East Development Journal, Indonesian Quarterly, Jurnal Perempuan, and Jurnal Maarif.
Professor David Capie
David Capie is Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies. His research interests focus on conflict and security issues, particularly in the Asia–Pacific, and New Zealand's foreign and defence policy. He has published widely on Asian security, including defence diplomacy, regional security institutions, and non-traditional security issues. His research has been supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, the East-West Center and the Royal Society of New Zealand’s Marsden Fund. David has held visiting positions at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, at Sciences Po, and at LUIS Guido Carli in Rome. He was regional co-chair of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP) from 2020 until 2022 and was a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum Experts and Eminent Persons Group from 2012 to 2019. He serves as a Trustee of the Asia New Zealand Foundation.
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