(FEB NEWS) On Tuesday, May 24, 2023, the Department of Strategic Studies and Action of the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of Airlangga University (UNAIR) successfully held an Intellectual Casual Discussion (Chatterbox), an open discussion on current economic and social issues. The event was held at the Graha Krida Mahasiswa (Student Graha Krida) Hall and was open to anyone, even non-FEB students.
This Intellectual Casual Chat took the theme “BRICS Policy: Will the Dollar Disappear From Indonesia?” and presented four speakers who were expected to provide their respective perspectives on the issues raised. The speakers present were Gigih Prihantono, SE, M.SE. who is a Lecturer at FEB UNAIR and an Economic Observer; Probo Darono Yakti, S.Hub.Int., M.Hub.Int. who is a Lecturer at FISIP UNAIR and an Observer of Geopolitical Issues; HM Ali Affandi La Nyalla, MM,SM,M.MT. who is the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Surabaya; and Petrus Endria Effendhi as Assistant Director of Bank Indonesia KPw East Java.
The discussion was opened by the moderator – Afrizal Naufal Ghani, as Head of the Department of Strategic Studies and Action of BEM FEB UNAIR – by telling how the superpower United States has now begun to lose its prestige, followed by the emergence of the regional power BRICS – consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – which is suspected of being able to shift the hegemony of the United States.
During the forum, Mr. Ali Affandi had the opportunity to spark a discussion about BRICS itself. He interacted with the participants present in the GKM Hall that afternoon by asking the question, "Which combined power will survive, the G7 or BRICS?" From this question, Mr. Ali Affandi also conveyed his hope that in the future, students will understand BRICS and understand what students can expect from BRICS in the future.
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