Beyond Trump's America: Why the world needs NEFOS 2.0

At the World Government Summit in Dubai on Feb. 3–5, where I represented Indonesia’s fifth president Megawati Sukarnoputri, I witnessed what may be a historic turning point in international cooperation.

Panel after panel brought together a global vanguard: presidents, Nobel laureates and CEOs. They spoke not merely of anxieties regarding the changing global role of the United States, but of concrete blueprints for a post-hegemonic world order.

The diversity of voices in Dubai underscored how widespread these concerns have become. Estonia’s president illustrated how a nation of just over 1 million people has become NATO's cybersecurity nerve center, a testament to the fact that in a digital age, strategic weight is derived from specialized expertise rather than sheer landmass.