2022 was a busy year for Indonesian economic policymakers. Not only did the country hold the G20 presidency, but it also implemented a number of policy initiatives whose ripple effects percolated through the global economy. Under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency (2004-2014) and Joko Widodos (2014-now), Indonesia sought to recast itself as a proponent of the liberal international order by focusing on the liberalisation agenda as its global economic outlook. The motto of Indonesias G20 presidency - Recover together, Recover stronger - clearly indicates the countrys multilateral orientation. However, the two policies that really drew attention to the countrys pivotal role in global economic affairs - the palmoil export ban and the proposal to establish a nickel cartel with like-minded countries - seemed decisively mercantilist in nature.

international politicaleconomy, resource nationalism, Indonesian thinkers, Sukarno, Tan Malaka, Hatta

• Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini, S.I.P., MA, Ph.D

• Prof. Dr. Tirta Nugraha Mursitama, S.Sos., M.M., Ph.D.

• Moch. Faisal, S.Sos., M.A., Ph.D

• Sarah Puspa Sari, S.IP, M.Si.