About Us

Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) is an independent and non-partisan foreign policy organization based in Jakarta, Indonesia. FPCI’s aim is “to promote and shape positive Indonesian internationalism throughout the nation and to the world”. FPCI is distinct from its foreign policy peer groups owing to its special emphasis and strong outreach to the grassroots, especially the youth.

FPCI is dedicated to the study of the most pressing foreign policy issues in relation to Indonesian foreign policy, ASEAN, the Indo-Pacific, geopolitics, climate, middle powers, geo-economics, interfaith, and diaspora.

Since its founding by Dr. Dino Patti Djalal in 2015, FPCI has become a dynamic platform which serves as a meeting point for relevant stakeholders in foreign policy: world leaders, ministers, ambassadors, diplomats, government officials, politicians, military officers, activists, researchers, policy experts, corporate figures, celebrities, opinion leaders, lecturers, students and the general public. FPCI has grown to be the largest grassroot foreign policy group in Indonesia, Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific, with over 100,000 people in our network. FPCI’s annual conference– Conference on Indonesian Foreign Policy (CIFP)– has been hailed as “the world’s largest foreign policy conference”, participated by 11,000 people in 2019. Since 2020, FPCI has also been the convenor of Global Town Hall, an online North-South East-West marathon discussions which in 2023 engaged 111 civil society groups and 42 universities and more than 28,000 registrants from 131 countries.

Our mission is to promote and shape positive Indonesian internationalism throughout the nation and to the world.

We want to bring foreign policy to the grassroots, and to provide a dynamic meeting point where everyone interact as equals.

We aim to be an independent, credible voice for Indonesia’s foreign policy.

We hold regular discussions on strategic and topical issues

We host world leaders visiting Indonesia

We convene the largest grassroots foreign policy conferences in the world

We are championing Net-Zero Emissions for Indonesia and the world. (Indonesia Net Zero Summit), etc.

We hold closed-door meetings and briefings for CEOs, policymakers, and members of the diplomatic corps

We initiate interfaith peace building at the grassroots.

We hold workshops and organize competitions for the youth, young professionals, and journalists

We embrace the Southeast Asian foreign policy network.

We study the geopolitics of middle powers in regional and global affairs in the 21st century.

Throughout Indonesia, FPCI has established over 30 university chapters. FPCI university chapter is a community of students who have interest in foreign policy and actively participate in FPCI programs and activities. FPCI Chapter also has an autonomy to develop its own programs and activities– officially or informally monitored by its university.

FPCI continues to support the establishment of FPCI Chapters all across Indonesia and encourage chapter-to-chapter connection. Through Chapters, FPCI aims to activate the passion and the spirit of positive internationalism among the students– by providing stimulating discussions and quality programs, and exposing them to a foreign policy network across Indonesia and throughout the world. Every year, FPCI holds an informal gathering for all FPCI Chapters in Bengkel Diplomasi FPCI.