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Idealism and the folly of youth in Indonesian politics and democracy
Academia 1 year ago

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Idealism and the folly of youth in Indonesian politics and democracy

Once championing democracy, meritocracy and anticorruption, many young politicians have made a 180-degree turn and are now eating their words to justify the political practices they used to adamantly oppose.
Not the military’s business
Editorial 1 year ago

Not the military’s business

We must decline the TNI’s request to reenter the world of commerce, lest we allow thuggery to run rampant in the commercial sphere and the fear of military intervention to dictate Indonesia’s development path.
Is it time for MPR to amend the 1945 Constitution?
Academia 1 year ago

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Is it time for MPR to amend the 1945 Constitution?

Any amendment should aim to achieve robust constitutional order and election governance with integrity by expediting political party reforms and oversight of political party finances.
Reform undone: Activists lament shrinking civic space, unresolved rights abuse
Politics 1 year ago

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Reform undone: Activists lament shrinking civic space, unresolved rights abuse

Indonesia’s democracy has gone backward since Reform, pushing the democratic values students and the public fought for during the fall of the New Order in May 1998 increasingly out of reach, according to Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid.
An insidious proposal
Editorial 1 year ago

An insidious proposal

If passed, the revised law will not bode well for the already tarnished image of the Constitutional Court; not after a spate of high-profile controversies in an election year that saw all members of the bench get slapped with ethical misconduct.
Trusting democracy: Why it’s worth believing in the Feb. 14 vote
Perspectives 2 years ago

Trusting democracy: Why it’s worth believing in the Feb. 14 vote

If we believe in democracy, it behooves us to give the benefit of the doubt to the vote count, and not only because of how far-fetched “The Steal” would be to actually carry out.
Salvaging the Constitutional Court
Editorial 2 years ago

Salvaging the Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court is now at the nadir of its credibility and can no longer function as a guardian of the Constitution.
We, the Malays, fight for national culture and traditions
Academia 2 years ago

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We, the Malays, fight for national culture and traditions

As Malaysia sees a post-pandemic resurgence in the Malay ethno-nationalist movement, participants and activists need to engage in discussion to preempt and prevent its descent into nonviolent extremism and hate.
Rights activists oppose revisions to TNI Law
Politics 2 years ago

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Rights activists oppose revisions to TNI Law

A coalition of rights groups has slammed a plan to amend the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, arguing that the changes proposed by the TNI’s legal division would compromise the spirit of the Reform era and put civil society back in the grips of the military.
25 years of reforms: Indonesia’s democracy back on slippery slope
Politics 2 years ago

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25 years of reforms: Indonesia’s democracy back on slippery slope

Twenty-five years after the fall of the autocratic New Order regime, hard-won civil liberties are under attack as the military eyes a return to prominence and past rights abuses are left unsolved.
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