The Onset of ‘De-Jokowi-sation’ in Indonesian Politics?
Made Supriatma
Eight months into the job, President Prabowo Subianto appears to have started trimming the sails of his powerful predecessor.

Made Supriatma
Eight months into the job, President Prabowo Subianto appears to have started trimming the sails of his powerful predecessor.
Max Lane
After months of speculation about what a Prabowo government would be like, the picture has become clearer. A large parliamentary coalition, also described as a ‘political cartel’, has coalesced to support Prabowo and his government. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) stands as the only party that is neither a part nor a supporter of this coalition.
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.
Max Lane
From two different May Day events in Jakarta, divergent approaches in negotiating workers’ aims and rights in Indonesia can be discerned.
Iim Halimatusa’diyah
It is not clear that some of Indonesia’s renewable energy projects are designed with the people in mind. Some local communities and traditional Islamic boarding schools are pushing back.
Max Lane
Indonesia’s main opposition party faces both a succession and an identity crisis.
Ary Hermawan
It is not clear if Indonesia’s president has thought through all the implications of his offer of humanitarian shelter for injured Palestinians. Any mishandling of the issue could potentially hurt his position, domestically and geopolitically.
Max Lane
Indonesia’s civil society and university campuses have long been a bellwether for military overreach. The current mood among resistors is distinctly anxious.
Fannesa Adisty Laksmita
Indonesia’s presidents keep trying to make food estates work but the scheme will fall short without engaging the true stakeholders and honestly assessing the project’s merits.
Ian Storey
Indonesia has put paid to rumours that Russia is seeking an air base in Papua. Still, Papua’s proximity to the US force presence in Guam and Australia gives Moscow a clear strategic interest in pursuing the idea.