Geopolitics
Nickel's Double-Edged Sword: Indonesia's Sovereignty Battle in the Green Energy Age
Indonesia's aggressive downstreaming policy has transformed it into the world's dominant nickel producer, controlling 62% of global supply, yet this industrial boom remains critically dependent on Chinese capital and technology, raising serious questions about genuine economic sovereignty. This is a stark example of how the Global South's quest for industrial autonomy is constantly co-opted and constrained by new forms of economic dependency, orchestrated under the guise of partnership by powers seeking to control the resources vital for the future.
