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Editorial 1 month ago

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Corruption’s costly slide

While the Prabowo Subianto administration has intensified its campaign against white-collar crime, these efforts have failed to improve the global perception of Indonesia as a nation entrenched in corruption.

Europe 4 months ago

Hitler likely had genetic condition limiting sexual development: research

The new research also quashes the suggestion that Hitler had Jewish ancestry.

Academia 6 months ago

AI governance: Harnessing potential without losing control

Democratization through AI may be inevitable, but it could still be interesting to observe how one-party regimes may evolve and open up space for participation in political spaces through AI.

Politics 7 months ago

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Jokowi’s presidency ushered in ‘authoritarian revival’

Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s ascent to the presidency in 2014 stirred hopes for change in Indonesia, but a decade later, he departed leaving what experts have described as modest economic progress accompanied by the weakening of Indonesia’s democratic guardrails.

Politics 7 months ago

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Rewriting the past, reviving authoritarianism?

In 1971, about three years after Soeharto took office, military historian Nugroho Notosusanto led a project to write the national history book that emphasized the military’s role in “crushing rebellions” while downplaying civilian contributions to safeguarding the state.

Academia 9 months ago

Democracy in Global South: agency as resistance, not reform

Too often, democracy defenders are treated as symbols, when what they need are systems of sustained support.

Editorial 10 months ago

Democracy, 27 years later

The shadow of Soeharto's past now seems to loom over the nation, threatening the civilian supremacy we fought so hard to establish.

Americas 10 months ago

Trump birthday bash plans include 25 Abrams tanks

US military service branches take pride in their history and anniversary celebrations, called birthdays, across the United States and on bases around the world.

Politics 11 months ago

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Authoritarianism rising in Indonesia: Amnesty report

Amnesty International annual human rights report raises a red flag on a decline in freedom of expression and the press as well as an increase in oppression by security forces against government critics, sounding an alarm against the rise of authoritarianism in Indonesia.

Politics 1 year ago

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TNI Law revision crosses democratic red line

Lawmakers rushed to cross a “democratic red line” this week by insisting on revising the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, critics contend, despite attempts to appease public fears of the return to an authoritarian past.

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