Jakarta, May 21 -- President Prabowo Subianto is determined to lead Indonesia as a good neighbor-not only to fellow Southeast Asian nations but to all countries around the globe.

Prabowo has repeatedly highlighted what he calls a "good neighbor foreign policy," a principle he promoted even during his tenure as defense minister under Indonesia's seventh president, Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"One thousand friends are too few; one enemy is too many. We will continue implementing the 'good neighbor' foreign policy," he stated during the third presidential debate on January 7 last year in Jakarta.

His resolve is partly inspired by his admiration for Indonesia's first president, Soekarno, who was among the pioneers of the Non-Aligned Movement and...