DPR calls for peace-oriented diplomacy amid global tensions

 House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani said the global dynamics at the start of 2026 demand more effective, peace-oriented diplomacy.

She noted that early 2026 has seen rising tensions in international relations, including armed conflicts and escalating trade wars that disrupt supply chains and slow global economic growth.

“In an interconnected world, no nation can stand alone and be safe. Global stability can only be achieved through cooperation,” Maharani said during a closing plenary session at the parliamentary complex 

She emphasized that no country can progress without international cooperation.

Maharani stressed that today’s international cooperation framework is built on shared norms and commitments, ranging from economic standards measuring competitiveness and sustainability, to social values upholding human dignity, and democratic principles and human rights as a civilized political foundation.

In this context, she said, development should not be measured solely by numerical growth, but by the quality of human life and social justice experienced by the people.

“Because we live in an interdependent world, Indonesia must strengthen national resilience and competitiveness to secure a strong bargaining position in the global order,” she said.

She added that the DPR, through its constitutional functions, has responded to strategic issues, including integrity in national economic management, the need for legal reform, enhanced social protection in healthcare, and the conduct of foreign policy along the principle of free and active politics.

“Today’s global situation is characterized by openness, interconnection, and increasingly intense globalization. Nations no longer stand alone but are linked in networks of economic, social, political, and cultural relations,” she stated.