In his first year, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has re-energised the country’s engagement with the Islamic world through highly centralised, leader-led diplomacy. However, without institutional anchoring, the engagement effort is at risk from groupthink, poor …
In the week when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met counterparts at the G7 summit in Ottawa, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto went to St Petersburg to deepen ties with Vladimir Putin. The optics of the two …
Indonesia could do without an increase in military spending that the Ministry of Defence is proposing. The country has more pressing issues, including public welfare and human rights. Moreover, the transparency and accountability to justify …
As Jakarta geared up for the Indonesian armed forces’ 79th anniversary on 5 October, there seemed to be an added frisson in the air. Amid the martial scene of massed military equipment in central Jakarta …
Prabowo Subianto, who will assume Indonesia’s presidency on 20 October, will be much more his own defence and foreign minister than was his predecessor, Joko Widodo (Jokowi). And he’s likely to rebalance policy in favour of …
