17 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Slow Disaster Response: President Prabowo Constrained by His Own Agenda Made Supriatma Poor advice and a seeming refusal to acknowledge the reality and scale of the problem have hampered the Indonesian president’s response to the disastrous floods across Sumatra. Disaster Management Indonesia Indonesian Politics
5 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Tycoons Pressed into National Service, Once Again Siwage Dharma Negara|Leo Suryadinata Like some of his predecessors, President Prabowo has co-opted Indonesia’s tycoons to contribute to a new bond fund. To what end? Finance Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
3 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Nahdlatul Ulama in Turmoil Ary Hermawan Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation is split at its top echelons over worldly politics. Indonesia Indonesian Politics Religion
2 Dec 2025 Indonesia’s Problematic Criminal Procedure Code Revision Made Supriatma Indonesia’s new Criminal Procedure Code might make it harder for justice to be done. Indonesia Indonesian Politics
24 Nov 2025 Why Community Mining Is No Panacea for Illegal Mining Mirza Fanzikri Indonesia’s push to turn illegal mines into community ventures risks simply recycling old abuses and stalling genuine prosperity for local communities as long as oversight remains weak. Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
21 Nov 2025 Muhammadiyah and NU’s Support for Suharto’s National Hero Status Undermines Their Credentials as Champions of ‘Civil Islam’ Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Ary Hermawan Are the two largest Islamic organisations in Indonesia losing their ability to uphold and guide civil society? Indonesia Indonesian Politics Islam
20 Nov 2025 After the Unrest: How Indonesia’s President Prabowo Regained Trust and Why It Might Not Last Burhanuddin Muhtadi The honeymoon is clearly over for Indonesia’s president as he begins his second year in office, even if a majority of the public still supports him. Indonesia Indonesian Politics
10 Nov 2025 Indonesia: The Possible Perils of Naming Suharto a ‘National Hero’ 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. Indonesia Indonesian Politics
21 Oct 2025 ‘Gangster’ Politics? Examining Protest, Power, and Poverty in Indonesia 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. Dialogues at Fulcrum Indonesia Indonesian Politics Protest
16 Oct 2025 A Gathering Storm: How Prabowo’s Fiscal Centralisation and Out-of-Touch Elites Fuel Discontent and Protests 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. Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
