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Andy Febriand

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Vivere militare est

Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta Присоединился Kasım 2023
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Andy Febriand
Andy Febriand@Andy_Febriandy·
Terlalu maksa .. btw ~
Tom Antonov@Tom_Antonov

Rt @blablachars The Jaguar 105 is a new Franco-Belgian concept unveiled at Eurosatory 2026, upgrading the 6×6 Jaguar with a Cockerill 105 mm gun for significantly greater firepower. It aims to bridge the gap between light reconnaissance vehicles and main battle tanks, though its operational role remains uncertain. (AI generated photo) blablachars.blogspot.com/2026/04/la-jag…

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MENA Unleashed
MENA Unleashed@MENAUnleashed·
Indonesia is now openly proposing to toll ships passing through the strait of malacca, modelled directly on Iran's Hormuz precedent. The doctrine of chokepoint sovereignty is no longer a Tehran experiment. It is becoming a Global South playbook. The strait carries roughly 40% of global trade. At its narrowest it is 1.7 km wide, more than 10 times tighter than Hormuz. For decades the assumption has held that passage is free, automatic, and politically neutral. That assumption was a function of hegemonic power, not international law. What changed is not the geography. It is the precedent. Iran demonstrated that a coastal state can charge for passage through a chokepoint, defy the US navy, and survive. Jakarta watched. So did every other state sitting on a maritime artery. The framing from Jakarta is explicit. The finance ministry is referencing Hormuz as the model. The instruction from the presidency is to think more offensively. This is the language of strategic repositioning, not regulatory tinkering. Singapore is the loudest opponent because it has the most to lose. Its entire economic model is built on being the neutral transit and financial hub of the strait. A tolling regime collapses the premise of its existence. Malaysia is hedging. It signs the joint communiqué on freedom of navigation while quietly negotiating safe passage through Hormuz with Tehran directly. Kuala Lumpur has read the new map. Bilateral deals with chokepoint states are now standard practice. The wider story is that the US security guarantee over the global maritime commons is degrading. The 7th Fleet still patrols the strait. But the political cost of enforcing free passage against three littoral states acting collectively is no longer trivial. The US response is already visible. The defence pact signed with Jakarta this month is not coincidence. Washington is moving to lock Indonesia into its alliance architecture before the levy logic spreads to the Lombok and Sunda alternatives. Chokepoints were treated as public goods. They are being repositioned as sovereign assets. Every littoral state with leverage will eventually test the limit. The repricing of maritime power has begun. Hormuz was never an exception. It was the opening move. The Malacca proposal confirms what the structure was already telling us. The era of free transit by default is closing. menaunleashed.com/p/indonesias-i…
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lhsingapura
lhsingapura@lhsingapura·
1️⃣Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa’s idea to impose a levy on ships transiting the Straits of Malacca & Singapore: (a) is in violation of transit rights under UNCLOS; & (b) demonstrates the limits of cooperation with the parasitic political class that extracts…
Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦@CollinSLKoh

“Singapore is small, Malaysia is similar - perhaps we could split it in two. If only it were that simple, but it isn’t. So with all our resources, we must not think defensively; we need to start thinking more offensively, but in a measured way,” he said. 🤷🏻‍♂️channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia…

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Euan Graham
Euan Graham@graham_euan·
Right on cue. Normally, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister could be relied upon to have a quiet word with his/her Finance colleague why breaching UNCLOS would be a bad idea for 🇮🇩. But under this administration, who knows? channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia…
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Euan Graham
Euan Graham@graham_euan·
This is precisely Indonesia’s existential trade-off - international law via UNCLOS gives it sovereignty over waters that it wouldn’t have otherwise. But this is all-too easily forgotten and there will always be opportunists who want to have their 🍰 and eat it too.
Trystanto@Trystanto2

While Indonesia would benefit financially from shredding UNCLOS and imposing a fee on ships that pass through its archipelagic waters, it would be a wrong move UNCLOS gives us sovereignty over our archipelagic waters between indonesian islands, and this is more important

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BFM News
BFM News@NewsBFM·
Indonesia is mulling a levy on commercial vessels passing via the Strait of Malacca to generate state revenue from the busy shipping corridor. However, Singapore has opposed any tolls and reaffirmed the principle of free maritime transit through key international waterways. 🧵1
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Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦
“Singapore is small, Malaysia is similar - perhaps we could split it in two. If only it were that simple, but it isn’t. So with all our resources, we must not think defensively; we need to start thinking more offensively, but in a measured way,” he said. 🤷🏻‍♂️channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia…
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China pulse 🇨🇳
China pulse 🇨🇳@Eng_china5·
Indonesia Announces Plan to Impose Fees on Ships Transiting the Strait of Malacca Indonesia has declared that it intends to introduce transit charges on vessels passing through the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest and most strategically vital maritime corridors.
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Andy Febriand
Andy Febriand@Andy_Febriandy·
China : Purbaya ‼️ You know what he said to me? (What?) He was like, "You are so rude" And I was like, "Boy, does it look like I could care? I couldn't even care less" (Haha)
JATOSINT@Jatosint

An idea that clearly violates international law and by doing so seriously undermines the country's own sovereignty and territorial integrity (UNCLOS)🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Might as well accept China's nine-dash line and give parts of the North Natuna Sea to Beijing channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia…

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