27 Mar 2025 Growing or Shrinking? How Indonesia’s Middle Class is Really Doing Maria Monica Wihardja|Chatib Basri We must get Indonesia’s middle-class narrative right to devise appropriate policy responses. While some argue that the middle class has grown, the evidence tells a more sobering story. Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
20 Mar 2025 Sound of Resistance: Indonesian Youth Expression of Social and Political Critique Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Najwa Abdullah A popular band’s retraction of a song critical of corruption in Indonesia highlights the chill in the political climate against outward dissent and activism. Civil Society Indonesia Indonesian Politics Youth
20 Mar 2025 Shaping Indonesia’s Democracy: Youth Alight Amidst #DarkIndonesia Yanuar Nugroho|Made Supriatma Indonesia’s youth protests today call to mind past cases of student activism in the quarter century of post-reform democracy since the fall of Suharto. Will history repeat itself? Indonesia Indonesian Politics Protest Youth
7 Mar 2025 Indonesia: Towards a Durable Political Order? Muhammad Fajar Can the current president, who seems politically stronger than his predecessor, sustain the big-tent coalition that brought him power? Indonesia Indonesian Politics Prabowo Subianto
3 Mar 2025 Prabowo Should Take Heed of Discontent Among Indonesian Youth Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Norshahril Saat Indonesian youth are unhappy about the state of their country, even more so when compared to their counterparts in other ASEAN countries. The government should take heed of such discontent Indonesia Indonesian Politics Youth
27 Feb 2025 Joko Widodo, Prabowo, and Nahdlatul Ulama Syafiq Hasyim Indonesia’s largest Muslim organisation missed out on the most significant ministerial portfolio – religious affairs – despite supporting presidential candidate Prabowo. What now? Indonesia Indonesian Elections Indonesian Politics Religion
26 Feb 2025 Prabowo Subianto’s First Cabinet Adjustment: Pressured to Deliver But Allegiance Still Prized Julia Lau|Yanuar Nugroho Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s decision to replace just one minister for now, instead of taking a bolder step to weed out inefficiency and incompetence, is disappointing and potentially costly in the face of rising public anger against his administration and expectations of election promises. Indonesia Indonesian Politics Prabowo Subianto Protest
13 Feb 2025 Indonesia’s Social Media Usage Law Might Not Protect Children Eka Nugraha Putra The Indonesian government’s move to safeguard children from online harm is laudable. However, it overlooks their wellbeing and trains them to be digitally illiterate by assuming the solution lies in a general law. Indonesia Indonesian Politics Social Media
10 Feb 2025 After the Honeymoon, Where Will President Prabowo Take Indonesia? A Governance Perspective Yanuar Nugroho How have Indonesia’s new president and his administration fared in its critical first 100 days? Indonesia Indonesian Politics
6 Feb 2025 Indonesia’s Free School Lunches: Not So Free Maria Monica Wihardja|Arianto Patunru President Prabowo’s universal free school lunch programme is well-intentioned, but it would be more effective if done in coordination with other complementary programmes. Indonesia Indonesian Economy Indonesian Politics
