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Opinion 1 month ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: How Prabowo controls criticism in Indonesia’s democracy
On many occasions, President Prabowo Subianto has publicly stated that he welcomes criticism of his administration, emphasizing that governments require critical feedback, even when it is uncomfortable. Yet the situation on the ground suggests a paradoxical reality: criticism may be welcomed in rhetoric, but its public expression appears increasingly constrained.
Academia 1 month ago
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The strongman’s mirror: Prabowo, Trump and the return of personalist power in Asia
As the Presidents of Indonesia and the United States prepare to meet this week for talks on trade and the Board of Peace, the spotlight falls on a unique and potent alignment. Beyond the policy briefs, it is time to consider the profound psychological and cultural synchronicity between Prabowo Subianto and Donald Trump.
Academia 1 month ago
Prabowo’s war on critics may test Canberra
Indonesia's proposed law against disinformation and foreign propaganda, which suggests cross-border applicability in the ongoing clampdown on government critics, could throw a spanner in the works of its bilateral relationship with Australia.
