Author: Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad
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The Tea-Packet Road:Methamphetamine, the State, and the Fishermen of the Strait of Malacca, 2020–2026
Between 2020 and 2026, the Strait of Malacca hardened into one of the world’s busiest narcotics corridors. This investigative report traces how methamphetamine, the state, and the fishermen of the Strait became entangled — a story of crossings, not just crime.
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Human Mornings in 2045: AI, the Digital Body, and the Struggle to Remain Human
In 2045, AI and biosensors govern our mornings before we even wake. A meditation on the digital body, faith, boredom, and the struggle to remain human in an age of humanoids.
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Indonesia Strategic Intelligence Report (7–12 July 2026): Political Crisis, Papua Conflict, BrahMos Deal, Economy, and National Security
Indonesia Strategic Intelligence Report (7–12 July 2026) presents a field-grade assessment of the most significant developments affecting Indonesia’s political stability, national security, defense modernization, economic resilience, and geopolitical position. This edition examines the Febrie Adriansyah institutional crisis, the Papua conflict following the killing of a US pilot, the India–Indonesia BrahMos defense agreement, mounting economic pressures,…
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Global Intelligence Briefing (7–12 July 2026): Iran War, US–China Rivalry, Ukraine, South China Sea, and Global Security Risks
The latest KBA13 Insight Global Intelligence Briefing analyzes the most significant geopolitical developments of July 2026, including the Iran conflict, US–China rivalry, Ukraine, South China Sea tensions, cyber intelligence, terrorism, economic warfare, and strategic risks likely to shape global security in the months ahead.
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Koperasi dan Kemandirian Ekonomi Rakyat: Mengapa Masa Depan Indonesia Bergantung pada Kepemilikan Bersama?
Koperasi sering dipandang sebagai lembaga ekonomi tradisional yang kehilangan relevansi. Pandangan tersebut justru menutupi kenyataan bahwa banyak negara maju membangun sektor pertanian, industri, hingga sistem keuangan melalui koperasi modern. Esai ini mengulas sejarah koperasi sejak Rochdale, gagasan Mohammad Hatta, perkembangan koperasi Indonesia, hingga evaluasi Koperasi Merah Putih. Dengan membandingkan pengalaman Mondragon, Amul, Rabobank, dan Desjardins,…
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Isaiah Berlin Through the Archive: Reconstructing an Intellectual Life from the Bodleian Papers
Most readers know Isaiah Berlin through his celebrated essays on liberty and pluralism. Far fewer know that the Bodleian Libraries preserve one of the most comprehensive archival collections ever assembled for a twentieth-century intellectual. Drawing on the Berlin Papers, this essay argues that archives reveal not only what philosophers wrote but also how ideas were…
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Southeast Asia Strategic Outlook 2026: Geopolitics, ASEAN, Indonesia, South China Sea, and Regional Security
Southeast Asia enters the second half of 2026 amid intensifying geopolitical competition, economic uncertainty, and mounting security challenges. ASEAN faces simultaneous pressure from the stalled South China Sea Code of Conduct negotiations, the unresolved Myanmar crisis, and the accelerating race for digital and artificial intelligence leadership. Indonesia confronts growing market concerns over fiscal policy, currency…
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Indonesia’s 2026 Flashpoints: A Political-Risk Forecast from Goro-Goro to Huru-Hara
A political-risk prediction for Indonesia in 2026 through the national standby calendar framework. This article maps the economic, legitimacy, and social-coalition layers, then builds a tiered warning system (yellow, orange, red) plus three measured scenarios from the goro-goro phase toward potential huru-hara.
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The Veranda of Mecca: Faith, Peace, and the Remaking of Aceh after the Tsunami
A forthcoming book by Kamaruzzaman Bustamam Ahmad exploring how faith, memory, and peacebuilding remade Aceh after the 2004 tsunami and the 2005 Helsinki Peace Agreement. Coming soon on Amazon worldwide.