FDI & Investment Strategy
อินโดนีเซีย ท้าทายมหาอำนาจ จีน สหรัฐฯ
Summary
Indonesia surprised observers by taking on both great powers without clearly picking a side.
The strategy is balancing rather than alignment, which distinguishes it from most of the region.
The closing question is what posture Thailand has chosen, and what stands behind it.
Key points
Non-alignment needs something behind it
Balancing works when both sides want something from you, not when you want something from both.
Resources are the base of the posture
Nickel and market size are what give a refusal weight. You need them before you can refuse.
A posture must be consistent to be credible
Balancing that shifts around reads as haggling rather than as a position.
Thailand has not answered this clearly
Having no stated position and balancing strategically are not the same thing.