When Digital Repression Backfires
Surachanee Sriyai
In seeking to shape the public information space, some governments have resorted to digital repression. But these instruments come with the danger of overreach.

Surachanee Sriyai
In seeking to shape the public information space, some governments have resorted to digital repression. But these instruments come with the danger of overreach.
Julia Lau
Indonesian President Prabowo is choosing family loyalties over the country’s unity by anointing his former father-in-law as a national hero. This is likely to spur protests on the streets.
Ian Storey
Indonesia’s recent announcement that it was considering buying the China-made J-10 fighter raises more questions than answers.
Siwage Dharma Negara|Maria Monica Wihardja
Sri Mulyani’s successor Purbaya has already signalled a greater willingness to support Prabowo’s populist programmes — in ways that could potentially over-expand credit, raise debt burdens, and erode investor confidence.
Ian Wilson
Fulcrum editor and Coordinator, Indonesia Studies Programme, Julia Lau speaks to Dr Ian Wilson about power, politics, and popular culture, including the phenomenon of 'preman' in today's Indonesia.
Kennedy Muslim|Burhanuddin Muhtadi
Almost a year into office, Indonesia’s central government must balance its ambitions against rising public discontent. There is still time to right the ship.
A'an Suryana
Without a shift in mindset and stricter enforcement of existing regulations, tragedies like the recent school building collapse in East Java are bound to recur.
Ary Hermawan
Two rising intellectual stars leading their respective think tanks linked to Muhammadiyah look set to carve out their own orbits.
Deasy Pane
Indonesia’s textile and garment sector is struggling. The government needs to move its focus from protection to improving competitiveness.
Eugene Mark|Panarat Anamwathana
Political symbols used in recent protests in Indonesia have underscored a paradox: the more authorities tried to diminish their use, the more power they derived.