Local poll administrators (KPPS) tabulate votes cast in the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Nov. 27 at a polling station in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, during the 2024 regional head elections.

The bottom-up wave of democratic rejuvenation

Public participation is a growing focus among many organizations seeking to expand democratic processes and inclusiveness across the globe as part of a wider movement to protect democracy.

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Police brutality: Fundamental problems in the institution

The culture and practice of militarism in the police did not erode, it was perpetuated. ...

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Free trade deals increase Indonesian imports more than exports

Despite a growing number of trade agreements, the contribution of Indonesia’s exports and imports to its overall economic output has declined. ...

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Preparing for total war

Are we on the way to total war, as the latest issue of 'Foreign Affairs' magazine seems to suggest?

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East Java Police personnel attend the 76th anniversary of the National Police on Jul. 5, 2022, in Surabaya, East Java.

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Analysis: ‘Brown Party’ Time for sweeping police reform

The National Police have come under public scrutiny yet again after the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) accused the institution of abusing its power to sway election results in some of the party’s strongholds in the recent regional head elections.

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Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Pramono Anung (left) talks to his running mate Rano Karno during a press briefing in Cipete, South Jakarta, on Nov. 28, 2024.

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Narrow margin

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Pedestrians walk past a car dealership for Japanese automaker Toyota on May 24, 2024, in Tokyo.

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The sources of Japanese resilience

A visit to Japan reveals the source of its resilience: a strong democratic society firmly rooted in the rule of law

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South Tangerang awards SWA’s World Robot Olympiad winner

The head of the South Tangerang Education Agency, Deden Deni, visited Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) to present an award to the school’s Ocean Voyager team, which placed first in the Junior age group (11-15 years) of the Future Innovator category at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) International Final 2024, held on Nov. 28-30 in Izmir, Türkiye.

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A coal power plant is seen along the north coast of Jakarta on July 4, 2024.

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Illusions of green: The hard truth about Indonesia's energy future

We need help determining what is accurate and what is misleading or blatantly false but spread under the guise of alternative views.

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What the G20 can do for Africa's energy agenda

I stress the importance of achieving a just energy transition in my own country and across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Memories of Aceh Chinese: We too remember, we too belong

The political context complicates Aceh Chinese existence.

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President Prabowo Subianto (center) and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (third right) greet Red and White Cabinet ministers before a plenary cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Dec. 2, 2024.

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Reengineering culture to sustain Prabowo’s leadership

Priority short-term gains and loyalty over long-term collective goals result in resistance to change and delays in policy implementation.

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A general view of government-built overwater bungalows for tourists, that have been closed for renovation, next to the village of the Bajau sea nomads in Papan Island in Central Sulawesi on July 3, 2024.

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Indonesia’s tourist sector: A new era of innovation and growth

Indonesia’s upward trajectory in global tourism is undeniable

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Protesters demanding the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, hold placards in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 6, 2024.

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South Korea's impeachment battle is democracy in action

Yoon’s removal would serve as a global example of how democracies can and should deal with those who abuse the privileges of incumbency.

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Students eat their meals from the free nutritious meals program trial during their break time at their school in Sukabumi, West Java, September 26, 2024.

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Analysis: Prabowo cuts free meal budget per portion, ride-hailing apps help deliver

President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meal program has undergone a significant budget cut per portion, reducing the allocation price per child and per pregnant woman from Rp 15,000 (about US$1) to Rp 10,000 per pack to create room for other costs or to cover more beneficiaries as the total budget remains the same at Rp 71 trillion for 2025.

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Delegates enter the Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali on Dec. 8, 2022, ahead of the opening of the 15th Bali Democracy Forum.

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President Prabowo should make Indonesia a global champion of democracy

By championing democracy as a universal value, not a Western imposition, Indonesia can offer a model that resonates across the Global South.

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A teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on Jan. 31, 2024, in New York City, the United States.

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Time to regulate

With over 13 percent of the nation’s 4 million online gamblers under 20 years old, the urgency to regulate social media platforms cannot be overstated.

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A clerk fans United States banknotes on May 2, 2024, at a money changer in Jakarta.

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The dollar diplomacy we need

As the world shifts toward the digital economy, including digital payments for greater ease of cross-border settlements, Western leaders should embrace the discourse on overhauling the existing global financial architecture as an opportunity.

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Police escort Zulkarnaen, a senior leader of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) who had been on the run for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombings, on Dec. 16, 2020, upon his arrival at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang.

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Jemaah Islamiyah’s disbandment appears irreversible and real

Thousands of former JI members have pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia, and its “unity in diversity.” Now, the question is, can the state deliver?

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Lives lost: Fans attend a rally in front of City Hall in Malang, East Java, on Nov. 10, 2022, demanding that the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) be responsible, fair, transparent and indiscriminate following the deadly stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium on Oct. 1, which took 135 lives.

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Why is soccer fandom so linked to violence?

What is it about soccer and its fan culture that makes such incidents more likely to occur?

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Staple food subsidies: A social aid recipient (right) receives a sack of rice from the government's food reserves distribution program at Dumai Post Office in Riau, Sumatra, on Oct. 29.

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An opportunity for unified data in Indonesia's social welfare programs

A unified and accurate database will allow the government to ensure that resources are allocated more precisely.

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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center) gestures on Sept. 20 among a crowd of onlookers during a price inspection visit to Dukuh Kupang Market in Surabaya, East Java.

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Analysis: Regional elections entrench ex-president Jokowi’s political position

The results of the Nov. 27 regional elections have further entrenched the position of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in national politics for the next five years and beyond. This bodes well for his main political agenda, which is to prepare his eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka for the 2029 presidential race.

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An anti-Ahmadiyya banner is seen on Jun 24, 2017, near an Ahmadiyya mosque in Sawangan, Depok, West Java.

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Dear President Prabowo, please end religious intolerance in Indonesia

The state has played a major role in perpetuating discrimination and persecution against religious minorities with its draconian regulations.

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Tax assistance: An official (left) explains to a taxpayer the use of her citizenship identity number as the taxpayer identification number at Palangkaraya tax office in Central Kalimantan, on March 3.

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Focus on revenue reform

We fail to understand how a new revenue agency or ministry would do anything better.

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An official looks on between national flags during the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane on Oct. 9, 2024.

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Is Southeast Asia the next frontier for AI?

The region’s tech-savvy youth presents a key advantage in accelerating AI adoption.

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A group of people take part in a rally supporting women's rights and gender equality in Jakarta on March 8, 2024, to mark International Women's Day.

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Reflection on women’s fight for equality in Indonesian politics

Protecting women in politics is not just about ensuring equality; it is essential for the future of Indonesia’s democracy.

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The techno-realist manifesto

Recognizing horizon bias while making rational decisions to prepare for an intrinsically uncertain future is necessary to avoid seeing technology as a panacea.

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Indonesia’s drive for AI leadership in Southeast Asia

Indonesia must take a two-pronged approach that focuses on both development and governance to realize its ambition to become a regional leader in artificial intelligence as part of its impending technological transformation.

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Putin’s India visit aims to shape global multipolarity

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Indonesia's social entrepreneurship deserves Prabowo's attention

Social enterprises are already contributing despite limited government support. With strategic backing from Prabowo’s administration, their impact could expand significantly.

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