Prof. Komaruddin Hidayat, the rector of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN), wrote an interesting column in Jakarta’s leading newspaper on Indonesian Islamicity. His article is a rejoinder to a…

By the end of this month, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa will travel to Myanmar to assess the situation and developments in the country since last year’s general elections.

If the last Cabinet reshuffle is the solution, what was the problem? Pose this question to pundits and they will give us conflicting answers. We may also directly ask the…

It may not be of much interest to many Indonesians, but in the midst of a possible Cabinet shake-up marking the end of the 22 months of President Susilo Bambang…

There is no doubt that Indonesia-Australia bilateral relations have improved tremendously over the last decade. Within that short time-span, the relationship has encouragingly matured. Common problems and a sense of…

President George W. Bush was famous for proclaiming democracy promotion as a central focus of American foreign policy. He was not alone in this rhetoric. Most US presidents since Woodrow…

In the old days, kings and queens employed jesters to bring them down to earth. Court jesters acted as gadflies whose task was not confined to providing amusement, but also…

Today, June 21, our family commemorates the 40th day of the passing of Ari, my second son.

It is a wake-up call for the Democratic Party that two recent surveys held by the Indonesian Survey Institute and Indonesian Survey Circle respectively confirmed the party’s declining electability.

In tennis you have a let down syndrome after winning an important first set. There is a sense of relief after winning the first set and the winner relaxes, while…