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Risky reawakening of state-controlled commodity exports

Academia 1 week ago

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Risky reawakening of state-controlled commodity exports

it remains to be seen whether President Prabowo’s ambitious "single window" export policy will turn Indonesia into a global price maker, or will tight state centralization trigger a historic crisis of market trust.

Prabowo's rare address raises political concerns

Politics 1 week ago

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Prabowo's rare address raises political concerns

President Prabowo Subianto’s unprecedented speech before lawmakers underscored mounting pressure on his administration to restore market confidence amid growing concerns over economic instability and signs of democratic backsliding reminiscent of the late New Order era.

Indonesia’s civil–military boundaries under new pressure

Academia 2 months ago

Indonesia’s civil–military boundaries under new pressure

The plan to train thousands of civil servants as military reservists raise risks of militarizing the bureaucracy.

The monk who shattered denials over state-sponsored rapes, killings

Academia 3 months ago

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The monk who shattered denials over state-sponsored rapes, killings

The impunity of the 1998 criminals is the overarching feature of almost all state-sponsored violence in Indonesia’s past and recent history.

The Malari incident after 52 years: The silent cry for equality

Academia 4 months ago

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The Malari incident after 52 years: The silent cry for equality

The current situation of democratic decline amid increasingly centralized control reminds that Indonesia has been here before in 1974.

Undoing democratic reform

Editorial 4 months ago

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Undoing democratic reform

Indirect elections through local councils offer no guarantee of cleaner or cheaper politics, if they go ahead they may be composed of political party representatives who are often no less corrupt than elected officials.

Can artificial intelligence end the political blame game?

Academia 5 months ago

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Can artificial intelligence end the political blame game?

Under President Soeharto's administration, the blame game seemed to evolve into a tool for active control.

Secrecy shrouds government’s history book launch

Politics 5 months ago

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Secrecy shrouds government’s history book launch

The recent “soft launch” of a contentious government-commissioned history book has drawn sharp criticism from historians and rights activists over its secrecy and perceived efforts to shape Indonesia’s historical narrative.

Prabowo doesn’t need to be another Soeharto

Academia 6 months ago

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Prabowo doesn’t need to be another Soeharto

The irony of declaring Soeharto a national hero is that Prabowo doesn't actually need the strongman's ghost to cement his legitimacy: He already has it in spades, and all he need do to carve out his legacy is to break with the past and forge ahead.

Prabowo honors Soeharto, raising fears of authoritarian resurgence

Politics 6 months ago

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Prabowo honors Soeharto, raising fears of authoritarian resurgence

Twenty-seven years after his fall from power, President Prabowo Subianto has moved to restore his former father-in-law’s reputation by declaring Soeharto a national hero, reigniting debate over the late strongman’s repressive three-decade rule.

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