26 Feb 2026 Indonesia’s Party Cartel System and the New ‘People’s Movement Party’ Max Lane There’s potentially a new party in town, if it’s not nipped in the bud before the next elections in Indonesia. Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics
24 Feb 2026 Indonesia Joining the Board of Peace: At What Cost? Ary Hermawan|Iim Halimatusa’diyah Indonesian Islamic groups’ endorsement of President Prabowo’s decision to join Trump’s Board of Peace risks perceptions that they are departing from their long-standing support for the Palestinian cause. Indonesia Palestine
29 Jan 2026 Indonesia’s Regional Elections (Pilkada) as Democracy’s Last Line of Defence Burhanuddin Muhtadi While the Prabowo Subianto government and its coalition partners in parliament have temporarily shelved their plans to abolish direct local elections due to public discontent, this years-long initiative is not dead. Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics
29 Jan 2026 Will Indonesia’s National Mandate Party Move Further Away from Its Religious Roots? Ary Hermawan Eyeing the 2029 legislative elections, Indonesia’s National Mandate Party has rebranded itself as the “party of the youth” and looks set to jettison its image as the “Muhammadiyah party”. Indonesia Indonesian Politics
16 Jan 2026 Indonesia’s ‘Haj Village’ in Mecca: A Breakthrough but Strong Management and Caution Needed A'an Suryana The government has launched an ambitious plan to improve the experience for Indonesian haj pilgrims. The question is whether worldly rewards might compromise the holiness and rightfulness of the mission. Indonesia Islam
14 Jan 2026 Indonesia in 2026: Prabowo’s First ‘Real’ Year of Ambition and Why We Should Care Yanuar Nugroho On the policy front, what kind of year lies ahead for the Prabowo administration? Indonesia Indonesian Economy
13 Jan 2026 Seats Without Sway: Women in Indonesia’s Parliament Kamilatul Farikhah Women’s presence in Indonesia’s parliament still falls short of the 30 per cent quota. They are also underrepresented in parliamentary bodies handling strategic issues and in their leadership ranks. Indonesia Indonesian Politics Women
6 Jan 2026 Improving Indonesia’s Submarine Cable Resilience I Gusti Bagus Dharma Agastia Indonesia has a growing network of subsea communications cables. It needs to ramp up its capacity to bolster the resilience of such critical networks. Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
30 Dec 2025 2025 Top 10 Understanding Bobby Saputra, Indonesia’s ‘Professional Son’ Brandon Tan Jun Wen Bobby’s satirical skewering of nepotism and corruption strongly appeals to Southeast Asians, who share disillusionment and a desire to laugh at a system seen as unfair and ineffective. 2025 Top 10 Indonesia Singapore Social Media TikTok
18 Dec 2025 Private Investment, Public Burden: Indonesia’s ‘Whoosh’ Lesson Romora Edward Sitorus|A. Prasetyantoko Indonesia’s first high-speed train project is historic but its government now has to prevent it going off the rails as costs spiral and boomerang onto the state and taxpayers. Indonesia transport
