JAKARTA - World geopolitical tensions are considered to be starting to lead to threats to the national economy. Deputy Chairman of the Coordinating Board for Political, Defense and Security Affairs of the Indonesian KADIN, Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet) reminded, global pressure can have a direct impact on energy, food, and social stability in the country.
According to Bamsoet, the current world situation cannot be read as a series of conflicts that stand alone. The conflict between Iran and Israel and the United States, the Russian-Ukrainian war that dragged NATO, to China's maneuvers in the Indo-Pacific are signs of major changes in the world power map.
Indonesia, said the DPR member from the Golkar Party, is in a strategic and vulnerable position. Indonesia's geographical location on the main trade routes in the world, such as the Malacca Strait and the Natuna Sea region, makes Indonesia a meeting point for the interests of major countries.
"KADIN is all out with the President, considering that what we are facing now is a fundamental change in the structure of world power. Conflicts that are visible on the surface are only symptoms. Behind it there is a struggle for influence, resources, and strategic pathways that will determine who controls the world economy in the future," said Bamsoet.
The statement was made after the Deputy Chairman of the Coordinating Board for Political, Defense and Security Affairs of KADIN Indonesia followed the KADIN Indonesia Strategic Response Meeting which was directly led by the Chairman of the KADIN Indonesia Anindya Bakrie at the KADIN Indonesia Tower, Jakarta, Thursday, April 23, 2026.
Bamsoet assessed that the closest threat to be anticipated is the resilience of the national economy, especially in the energy and food sectors. Currently, world oil prices are still in the range of 60 to 70 US dollars per barrel. However, this situation can change quickly if there is an interruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
In addition to energy, dependence on food imports is also said to be a weak point. Indonesia still imports large amounts of wheat, soybeans, and sugar. Data from the Central Statistics Agency shows that Indonesia's wheat imports still reach millions of tons each year, while some of the supply comes from regions affected by geopolitical turmoil. If the supply chain is disrupted, the impact can be felt immediately on domestic food prices and inflation.
"We must be united as a nation in facing various potential social vulnerabilities in the country which are triggered by global economic pressures. Especially regarding issues deliberately thrown by provocateurs who try to fish in troubled waters," said Bamsoet.
As a precautionary measure, KADIN Indonesia encourages the formation of the National Economic Resilience Council. Bamsoet said the institution needed to work like a cross-ministerial war room so that responses to global dynamics could be carried out faster and more accurately, especially to maintain the stability of energy and food prices.
In addition, he also assessed that reforming the human resources system in the intelligence and police sectors was important to make them more adaptive to modern threats.
"At the international level, Indonesia must strengthen its position as an active non-bloc country. The principle of free activity is a concrete step to build strategic cooperation with developing countries that have similar interests in maintaining stability and sovereignty," concluded Bamsoet.
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