Sailing Amid the Clashing Waves of Two World Powers
Conflict and civil war persist in several countries, especially in the Middle East (Syria, Yemen and Libya). Another war almost began between US and Iran.
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Rows of stacked containers stand on Monday (16/12/2019) at North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port, which is managed by PT Pelindo II. According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Indonesia exported US$14.01 billion of goods in November 2019, down 6.17 percent from the previous month and a year-on-year decline of 5.67 percent.
In 2020, now only a few days away, the Republic of Indonesia will be 75. Throughout 2019, the closing year in the second decade of this third millennium, the world saw protests across various countries with people demanding changes in government. Meanwhile, there is still no end in sight to the clash between the US and China, two global powers struggling for world supremacy through a trade war.
Conflict and civil war persist in several countries, especially in the Middle East (Syria, Yemen and Libya). Another war almost began between US and Iran. On the Korean Peninsula, after negotiations with the US failed, North Korea has continued to create tension through a series of missile tests.