Analyst Warns Prabowo: Indonesia Must Not Become “Trump’s Gaza Real Estate Security Guard”
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- A UI analyst urged Indonesia to remain firm and independent if it is drawn into a Trump-formed Gaza Peace Council, warning against a subordinate role.
- Shofwan Al-Banna Choiruzzad cautioned that Indonesia should not be used to secure US interests in Gaza, including any troop deployment under an international stabilization mission.
- He referenced Prabowo’s UN speech rejecting power politics, arguing the US initiative reflects Washington’s interests rather than genuine peace efforts.
International relations observer Shofwan Al-Banna Choiruzzad of the University of Indonesia (UI) has warned that Indonesia must be able to reshape the internal dynamics of a “Gaza Peace Council” reportedly formed by US President Donald Trump, should Indonesia’s participation become unavoidable. He said a firm stance is increasingly important amid global geopolitical volatility and what he described as repeated US actions that violate international agreements.
“If Indonesia cannot opt out and ends up joining, make sure Indonesia is able to change the ‘game’ inside the Gaza Peace Council formed by Trump,” Shofwan told reporters in Jakarta on Saturday (Jan. 25, 2026).
He argued that Indonesia’s involvement must not place the country in a subordinate position or reduce it to merely following US interests. Indonesia, he stressed, should not lose sight of its long-standing foreign policy principles.
“Indonesia must not become Trump’s lackeys—let alone be turned into a security guard to protect a real estate project, in the form of sending troops for an International Stabilization Force,” he said.
Shofwan also emphasized the importance of consistency with Indonesia’s official position as articulated by President Prabowo Subianto in international forums.
He pointed to Prabowo’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September, in which Indonesia urged the global community to reject the doctrine that power can be exercised arbitrarily.
“Thucydides warned: The strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must. We must reject this doctrine. The United Nations exists to reject this doctrine. We must defend all—both the strong and the weak. What is right is called right not because it can be called so, but because it is indeed right,” the President said.
Shofwan added that the formation of the Gaza Peace Council by Trump and the United States was not rooted in genuine peacemaking, but instead reflected Washington’s national interests.
“Trump and the US have created such conditions not for peace, but for America’s own interests,” he said.
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