Assessing Indonesia’s Relations with the US After Joining BRICS
Siwage Dharma Negara|Leo Suryadinata
Indonesia has joined the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa organisation. How will this impact its ties with the United States?

Siwage Dharma Negara|Leo Suryadinata
Indonesia has joined the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa organisation. How will this impact its ties with the United States?
Made Supriatma
A plan to expand the Indonesian Army’s domestic reach suggests the potential reassertion of “dual function” under its new president. That this is aimed at rolling out free meals — for now — is insufficient consolation to those who fear the return of the military into Indonesia’s politics.
Haula Noor|Nur Syafiqah Mohd Taufek
The swift fall from grace of an unconventional Islamic preacher in Indonesia holds object lessons for the rich and famous, in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa
The background manoeuvring by various parties in Jakarta’s 2024 gubernatorial elections foreshadows similarly complex play with 2029’s presidential race in mind. For some players, today’s loss might be tomorrow’s gain.
Outlook 2025
Ian Storey
The prognosis for tensions in the South China Sea dispute this year is pretty straightforward: what has been and is will continue to be so, and perhaps even worse.
2024 Top 10
A'an Suryana|Syafiq Hasyim
Whether they were made use of or knew what they were doing, the actions of five young Nadhlatul Ulama members during their recent trip to Israel have stirred up a hornet’s nest.
Jack Meng-Tat Chia
Theravāda Buddhist communities across maritime Southeast Asia have long adapted to local conditions. Even today, believers are finding new ways of transmitting the faith to younger adherents.
Max Lane
The new president has been in power nearly two months but many questions remain unresolved.
Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Aptiani Nur Jannah|Grace Rachmanda
Green transition in Indonesia is hampered by Indonesian Muslims’ belief that climate change is a sign of the end times.
Aqida Salma
Indonesia’s democracy faces the threat of digital authoritarianism. However, there are ways to mitigate the risks, even as state-driven propaganda floods digital public spaces.