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    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Malaysia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Thailand
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia

    China’s rise in Southeast Asia is bringing in a golden age for Australia

    Susannah Patton
    Disquiet about Beijing’s growing presence is motivating countries across the region to seek deeper cooperation with Canberra.
  • 30 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Energy
    • Sustainability

    The right road to renewable biofuel in Indonesia

    Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati , Michael Suryaprawira
    Taking directions from big producers in the United States and Brazil.
  • 27 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Defence & Security

    Indonesia pledges closer defence ties with Australia one day – military drills with China the next

    Rahman Yaacob
    Jakarta carries risks while seeking the rewards of its friends to all approach to defence diplomacy.
  • 27 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia

    Prabowo’s capitulation in Constitutional Court crisis only a partial victory

    Nava Nuraniyah
    An apparent win for civil society masks elite political manoeuvring as Indonesia’s local elections loom.
  • 23 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Resource security

    A glimpse into Indonesia's nickel policy

    Hilman Palaon , Robert Walker
    China has become a key partner, but locals pay the price and need more support to realise the benefits.
  • 22 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Trade

    Economic diplomacy: Playing defence with Prabowo

    Greg Earl
    New security cooperation with Indonesia does not make up for the slow progress in building fresh economic links.
  • 22 Aug 2024
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability

    Southeast Asia’s great haze: Laggards and leaders

    Pia Dannhauer
    Indonesia is the region’s biggest producer of haze, so why was it the last to ratify ASEAN’s pollution prevention agreement?
  • 21 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Indonesia needs a strong opposition that can inspire hope, and look cool while doing it

    Alldo Fellix Januardy , Abigail Limuria
    Democratic backsliding in Southeast Asia’s largest country will set a poor example for the region.
  • 20 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Resource security

    Looking back at Jokowi’s decade of resource nationalism

    Eve Warburton
    How successful were the Indonesian president’s efforts to localise and industrialise the country’s natural commodities?
  • 19 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia

    Prabowo puts the “i” in foreign policy

    Ahmad Rizky M. Umar
    Indonesia’s president-elect has already put his personal touch on display.
  • 1 Aug 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Migration

    Nationalism vs globalism: Making the case for Indonesian dual citizenship

    Alldo Fellix Januardy , Agata Jacqueline Paramesvari
    A lack of rights for Indonesians living and working abroad means they cannot truly be citizens of the world.
  • 23 Jul 2024
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    ASEAN centrality stands in the way of an Indonesia-Australia alliance

    Pia Dannhauer
    While Jakarta’s non-alignment approach makes a pact unlikely any time soon, common strategic objectives can still be achieved.
  • 4 Jul 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Defence & Security

    The time has come for an Australia‑Indonesia military pact

    Sam Roggeveen
    An effective alliance is founded on a common vital interest which can only be met together. Australia and Indonesia have one.
  • 20 Jun 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Australia

    A Prabowo presidency will be good for Australian interests

    Max Walden
    Even though it might not be so for Indonesia’s democracy.
  • 18 Jun 2024
    • Asia
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Thailand
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • Transnational Challenges

    The carbon sinks of Southeast Asia are in trouble

    Mohd. Yunus
    Global demand for palm oil and paper is threatening a fragile peatland ecosystem. International cooperation is needed now.
  • 21 May 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Technology

    Indonesia’s digital drive gets big tech backing

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    Jakarta has welcomed some major world figures lately, hinting at its digital ambitions. But Indonesia faces stiff competition from the rest of ASEAN.
  • 20 May 2024
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia, and the origins of a decolonialisation movement that swept the world

    Stephen Grenville
    European colonial history is lamentable – but it is important to remember the enduring legacy.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Global Economy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability

    Waqf-based forests: Harnessing Islamic philanthropy for climate financing in Indonesia

    Khalifah Muhamad Ali , Dionaldy Permana
    Faith has long been devoted to salving social ills – addressing environmental challenges is the next step.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Sex and Gender

    60 years of Kartini Day: Indonesia’s feminist pioneer or political pawn?

    Meg Hocking
    The story of a 19th century Javanese noblewoman has been co-opted for control but also liberation.
  • 26 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Australia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Sustainability
    • Technology

    Australia’s comparative advantage in climate transition

    Stephen Grenville
    Already world leaders in rooftop solar, Australians should take the opportunity with supporting rollouts in Southeast Asia.
  • 24 Apr 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Timor-Leste

    What Prabowo’s election victory in Indonesia means for deeper reconciliation with Timor‑Leste

    Fidelis Magalhães
    Unresolved issues hinder a profound healing process and Indonesia’s President-elect could make a powerful gesture to advance the cause.
  • 10 Apr 2024
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Prabowo in China: Indonesia’s president-elect on the world stage

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    Prabowo signalled that he will continue Jokowi's work, but Jakarta and Beijing remain at odds over the South China Sea.
  • 22 Mar 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Australia's Trade
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • China-Australia Relations

    Australia confronts an Indonesian nickel glut

    Henry Storey
    Competition over strategic commodities may increasingly define the economic relationship between the two producers.
  • 21 Mar 2024
    • Asean
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • New Zealand

    New Zealand and ASEAN: Focusing on what’s right under its nose

    Orson Tan
    As a country at the end of the global supply chain, New Zealand depends on the stability of Southeast Asia.
  • 6 Mar 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Japan

    How “like-minded” are Indonesia and Japan about China?

    Mahbi Maulaya
    Actions speak louder than words.
  • 20 Feb 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Prabowo’s challenge: Cabinet continuity

    Andree Surianta
    The incoming president’s ambition may be hostage to the influence of some big ministerial names.
  • 16 Feb 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Prabowo is finally president in Indonesia – now what?

    Erin Cook
    While the incoming leader wants to focus on the future, the clues to his likely approach all lie in the past.
  • 14 Feb 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy

    Indonesians abroad exercise their right to vote

    Hilman Palaon
    Hopes for dual citizenship and promoting positive diplomatic relations with Australia is on the mind of the diaspora.
  • 12 Feb 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Election 2024: Indonesia decides

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    Insights into the presidential candidates’ thinking can be found in many places – even from afar.
  • 6 Feb 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Vietnam
    • Climate change

    One year into the Indonesia and Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnerships

    Trang Nguyen
    It’s a long and winding road – but the destination is crucial.
  • 2 Feb 2024
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australia's Economy

    What a new Indonesian president may mean for Australia

    Andree Surianta
    People exchanges between the two countries will deepen the economic partnership, regardless of leadership change.
  • 17 Jan 2024
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Indonesia’s presidential frontrunner falters in debate but could win election

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    Prabowo Subianto was tested in an area where he should be commanding – defence and international affairs.
  • 20 Dec 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Australia
    • Environment

    The great offshore decommissioning

    Selwyn Parker
    More than 70 per cent of the world’s oil and gas production comes via ageing infrastructure rapidly approaching an economic limit.
  • 5 Dec 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament
    • Nuclear Weapons
    • United Nations

    Indonesia ratifies nuclear weapons ban treaty. Australia should too.

    Marianne Hanson
    Why does the government remain at odds with the vast majority of its neighbours?
  • 30 Nov 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy

    Indonesia: The high cost of high-speed rail

    Neta Cynara Anggina
    A first for Southeast Asia is worth celebrating. But infrastructure spending still must prove itself effective.
  • 28 Nov 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Technology

    Here come the SuperApps

    Hilman Palaon
    Indonesia’s experience with TikTok shows the challenges posed by social media-e-commerce hybrids.
  • 7 Nov 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Energy
    • Climate change
    • Environment

    Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership is a glass half full

    Tiza Mafira
    Momentum is building, but global pledges for no new fossil fuel expansion come with a lot of caveats.
  • 27 Oct 2023
    • Aid & Development
    • China – Belt and Road Initiative
    • Development Assistance
    • Emerging Donors
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy

    Geopolitics and the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway

    Teesta Prakash , Jack Sato
    Has the bullet train project strained the once tight relationship between Indonesia and China?
  • 27 Oct 2023
    • Indonesia

    An election loophole could tarnish Jokowi’s legacy

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    Family drama rarely translates into good politics as Indonesia already knows all too well.
  • 17 Oct 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy

    Indonesia and its bid for OECD membership

    Retno Maruti , Andriansyah
    The benefits outweigh the costs for one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic emerging economies to join the “club”.
  • 11 Oct 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia's Economy
    • Energy
    • Trade

    Indonesia’s “golden visa” pitch to big-wheel investors

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    The President has a downstreaming vision and needs long-term capital to make it reality.
  • 2 Oct 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • South China Sea
    • Coronavirus
    • International law
    • Transnational Challenges

    The surprising link between piracy and Covid-19

    Jade Lindley , Dhiyaul Aulia Huda
    Poverty, institutional incapacity and budget cuts fuelled a surge in pandemic piracy. The lessons are many.
  • 26 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Defence & Security
    • Maritime Security

    ASEAN’s first joint military exercise

    Rahman Yaacob
    A pyrrhic military cooperation or building capability for future contingency?
  • 25 Sep 2023
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • G20

    Indonesia’s long-term geostrategic ambition: What’s missing?

    Fakhridho SBP Susilo , Jaysa Rafi Prana
    Jakarta’s policymakers need to leverage the country’s soft power to advance its global clout.
  • 14 Sep 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Australian Defence Force
    • Australian Navy

    ASEAN maritime security and what next week’s navy exercises mean

    Tom Barber
    Australia’s experience and reputation can support Southeast Asia’s aim of multipolarity. And it doesn’t need to be flashy.
  • 6 Sep 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Energy
    • International law

    The sticky case of Indonesia, a seized Iranian oil tanker, and legal jurisdiction

    Dita Liliansa
    An intercepted ship-to-ship transfer raises a series of interlinked questions about sanctions, pollution and the reach of international law.
  • 6 Sep 2023
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • South China Sea
    • Recommendations

    The Fix: Explaining Indonesia’s silence in the North Natuna Sea

    Aristyo Rizka Darmawan
    Your weekly Interpreter feature about issues, resources or helpful distractions that might otherwise be missed.
  • 30 Aug 2023
    • Indonesia

    Enduring lessons for Indonesia from a wandering scribe in Europe

    Warief Djajanto Basorie
    The famed journalist Adinegoro sent reports in the 1920s that captivated his homeland and hold a potent message for today.
  • 28 Aug 2023
    • Asean
    • Indonesia
    • Environment

    Weeks of living dangerously in Jakarta, all over again

    Muhammad Ersan Pamungkas
    Air pollution is crippling Indonesia’s capital just as the country prepares to host regional leaders.
  • 18 Aug 2023
    • Indonesia

    The “Jokowi Doctrine”: Indonesia’s vision for international order

    Ahmad Rizky M. Umar
    Increasingly active on the world stage, the President will leave a imprint on foreign policy that is likely to endure.
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