On 26 March 2025, ACITI Executive Director, Pru Gordon, sat down with Professor Poppy Winanti, a visiting fellow at the Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University and Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia.

The fascinating discussion explored changes to Indonesia's approach to international relations under President Probowo and its implications for the Australia-Indonesia bilateral relationship; how the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is impacting bilateral trade and investment flows; Professor Winanti's recent paper - 'Navigating Geopolitical Tensions: Indonesia's Strategic Position Between the OECD and BRICS+"; and how Trump Administration Trade Policies could create new opportunities for Indonesia-Australia cooperation in supporting the rules based system.

You can hear the discussion on the ACITI YouTube channel HERE or the 'ACITI Webinars' podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Professor Winanti's paper is available HERE.

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Poppy S. Winanti is a Professor of International Relations at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia and a 2025 visiting fellow at the Indo Pacific Research Centre at Murdoch University.

Her research interests focus on global and regional trade relations within the global political economy, Indonesia's economic diplomacy, the political economy of natural resource management and governance of extractive industries,  sustainable and equitable energy transition, and perspectives from the Global South.

 Professor Winanti has a Masters of International Relations from the School of Public Policy at the Korea Development Institute (KDI), a Masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Doctorate in Politics from the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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