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  • 18 Feb 2020
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Jokowi’s speech to the Australian parliament: an ode to friendship

    Andree Surianta
    Much more than only trade and investment, the Indonesian President has grander ambitions for the two neighbours.
  • 13 Feb 2020
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Economic diplomacy: Indonesian trade deals and real deals

    Greg Earl
    “Boats, beef, and Bali” seem bad words no more, and Jokowi and Morrison set out to strike a new tone.
  • 11 Feb 2020
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Australia-Indonesia: Building trust

    Sian Troath
    After lurching from crisis to crisis, the two countries can forge a shared interest in keeping a steady relationship.
  • 11 Feb 2020
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Jokowi’s Canberra trip: A step ahead on a long road

    Ben Bland
    The Indonesian president’s visit demonstrated the two countries’ progress together, as well as gaps that remain.
  • 10 Feb 2020
    • Indonesia
    • Human rights

    Five urgent issues for Indonesia’s president

    Elaine Pearson
    Joko Widodo’s Australian visit is an opportunity to call out the worsening human rights situation in Indonesia.
  • 7 Feb 2020
    • Indonesia
    • Australia

    Australia-Indonesia: An uncertain world makes for firm friends

    Greta Nabbs-Keller
    Both countries have more and more in common, a fact which should challenge old tropes about difference.
  • 3 Feb 2020
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia: The not so good news

    Tim Lindsey , Tim Mann
    Indonesia is becoming a wealthy nation, but still has an enormous number of very poor people, who are not doing well.
  • 10 Jan 2020
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change

    Jakarta is flooding and its governor is sinking

    Erin Cook
    Despite promising new policies, the city’s new leader faces the same problems as the last, and few options.
  • 9 Jan 2020
    • South China Sea
    • China
    • Indonesia

    Can Indonesia lead? Maritime tensions with China escalate

    Greta Nabbs-Keller
    Natuna Islands in the South China Sea has flared again, with Jakarta giving every indication it’s not for backing down.
  • 12 Dec 2019
    • Defence & Security
    • Australia
    • India
    • Indonesia

    Strength in numbers in the eastern Indian Ocean

    Arzan Tarapore
    India has compelling reasons to expand its presence in east waters – and Australia has broader reasons to help.
  • 19 Nov 2019
    • Indonesia

    Jokowi’s curious plan for Indonesia’s capital

    Alyssa Leng , Roland Rajah
    The Indonesian president’s scheme to move the capital won’t fix Jakarta – or the government.
  • 29 Oct 2019
    • United Nations
    • Indonesia

    With a UN Human Rights Council seat, Indonesia has a choice

    Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat , Ramadha Valentine , Dimas Permadi
    Jakarta could put human rights at the centre of its foreign policy, as well as clean up its act at home.
  • 25 Oct 2019
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia’s new cabinet and its human rights implications

    Olivia Tasevski
    Jokowi’s appointments will be rightly questioned: is he interested in human rights or the rights of the Indonesian army?
  • 24 Oct 2019
    • Global Economy
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Economic diplomacy: Indonesia trade, ASIO business & deglobalisation

    Greg Earl
    Balancing national security and national prosperity – a range of views and the call for a range of resources.
  • 15 Oct 2019
    • Terrorism
    • Indonesia

    The Wiranto attack and the ISIS impact

    Sidney Jones
    With events in the Middle East as a constant goad, people such as Syahrial Alamsyah will find excuses for violence.
  • 2 Oct 2019
    • Indonesia

    Violence in Papua could get worse

    Sidney Jones
    A province now awash in cash has spurred a migrant influx and given new sources of income to the independence movement.
  • 30 Sep 2019
    • Terrorism
    • Australia
    • Indonesia
    • Review

    Book review: Common enemies

    Natalie Sambhi
    A look at law-enforcement cooperation between Australia and Indonesia will interest experts and curious observers alike.
  • 26 Sep 2019
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • China
    • Indonesia
    • Vietnam

    Economic diplomacy: Tourism power, defining China, and Vietnam jackpot

    Greg Earl
    Badly behaving Australians in Bali don’t always make good ambassadors – but perhaps their numbers help send a message.
  • 20 Sep 2019
    • Indonesia

    Habibie’s lasting legacy for Indonesia

    Retno Maruti , Suahasil Nazara
    In his brief time as president, BJ Habibie enacted economic and democratic reforms that endure to this day.
  • 17 Sep 2019
    • Indonesia

    Habibie’s legacy of Reformasi in Indonesia

    Peter McCawley
    In his brief term as president, BJ Habibie made significant changes in the country.
  • 16 Sep 2019
    • Global Issues
    • Myanmar
    • China
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Pakistan

    So-called media abundance still leaves blind spots with our neighbours

    Alexandra Wake
    Even in the age of 24/7 news, governments are good at keeping the cameras away from persecuted communities.
  • 4 Sep 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Climate change

    In Java, the water is running out

    Kate Walton
    Drought, pollution, and poor resource management threaten Indonesia's most populous island with total water scarcity.
  • 21 Aug 2019
    • Terrorism
    • Indonesia

    After the attack: Supporting victims of terrorism in Indonesia

    Cameron Sumpter
    The country's revised anti-terrorism law is a step in the right direction, but it needs to go much further.
  • 19 Aug 2019
    • Sustainability
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia should put more energy into renewable power

    Kate Walton
    Blackouts and chronic air pollution in a nation with abundant sources of clean energy makes no economic sense.
  • 14 Aug 2019
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia: the injustice system

    Aisyah Llewellyn , Ranto Sibarani
    Two recent cases show how rising intolerance and intimidation has a legal cost for minorities in the archipelago nation.
  • 7 Aug 2019
    • Pacific Islands
    • Indonesia

    Pacific islands stand ground on West Papua push

    Johnny Blades
    In a battle of wills in the region, Australia and Indonesia now find the island nations have a measure of leverage.
  • 18 Jul 2019
    • Asia
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Philippines
    • Malaysia
    • Southeast Asia

    After the voting, personality beats policy in Southeast Asia

    Greg Earl
    Malaysia is not the only country consumed by speculation about who takes over from a conspicuous and captivating leader.
  • 18 Jul 2019
    • Global Economy
    • Indonesia

    How Indonesia finds itself in the middle of a US-China trade war

    Retno Maruti
    <p>Jakarta is attempting to navigate tensions between Washington and Beijing by backing the multilateral system.</p>
  • 11 Jul 2019
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Australia-Indonesia ties: escaping the beefs about boats or Bali

    Ben Bland
    Don't jinx it, but a few promising signs suggest bilateral ties could be entering a new period of relative stability.
  • 1 Jul 2019
    • Indonesia

    Jakarta’s air quality kills its residents – and it’s getting worse

    Kate Walton
    Choked up citizens have had enough and are taking the government to court over Jakarta’s chronic smog.
  • 20 Jun 2019
    • India
    • Indonesia

    Jokowi and Modi’s budding bromance

    Mustafa Izzuddin , C Raja Mohan
    With both leaders re-elected and with shared goals, the challenge is to ensure Indonesia and India remain firm friends.
  • 24 May 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Indonesia: don’t over-react to Jakarta violence

    Ben Bland
    The taint of riots shouldn’t undermine what was a free, fair and peaceful election.
  • 15 May 2019
    • Australia
    • Australia and Asia
    • Indonesia
    • Australia’s election 2019

    Time to reverse the Indonesian language disaster on our shores

    Melissa Crouch
    It is crucial the next government invest in languages, that of Australia’s largest neighbour the most obvious example.
  • 18 Apr 2019
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Don’t rely on luck: making the most of the FTA with Indonesia

    Melissa Crouch
    It is time to put Indonesian back on the priority list of languages to be studied in Australia.
  • 17 Apr 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Indonesia’s elections: the foreign policy challenges that await

    Beginda Pakpahan
    Regardless of who prevails at the ballot box on Wednesday, big regional and global issues await to test the victor.
  • 16 Apr 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Even if Prabowo loses, Sandiaga Uno will win in Indonesia’s election

    Max Walden
    Not somebody with humble beginnings, the rapid rise of Prabowo Subianto’s running mate also shows his future ambition.
  • 12 Apr 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    ‘No thoughts about apologising’: Indonesia and the 1965­–66 killings

    Olivia Tasevski
    Joko Widodo’s political promises to address the crimes of the past have proven hollow ­– and any change seems unlikely.
  • 10 Apr 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Jokowi’s cute political ploy has become a campaign sensation

    Erin Cook
    <p>A clearly enamoured new grandfather, the Indonesian President also rebranded himself alongside a happy toddler.</p>
  • 3 Apr 2019
    • Indonesia

    The mind-boggling challenge of Indonesia’s election logistics

    Ben Bland
    800,000 polling stations, six million election workers, and the most complicated single-day ballot in global history.
  • 21 Mar 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Indonesia: look beyond quotas for gender representation

    Ben Bland
    Gender quotas are a popular means of affirmative action but the number of female parliamentarians remains meagre.
  • 19 Mar 2019
    • Australia
    • Indonesia
    • New Zealand

    Why Jakarta called in Australia’s ambassador after Christchurch

    Ben Bland
    <p>With an Indonesian among the dead, some local politiking has mixed with sadness following the mosque attacks.</p>
  • 14 Mar 2019
    • Trade
    • Australia
    • Indonesia

    Australia and Indonesia trade: deal (not quite) done

    Donald R Rothwell , Imogen Saunders
    Elections in Indonesia and Australia alike could yet be a hurdle to ratification of a long-anticipated trade agreement.
  • 8 Mar 2019
    • Indonesia

    The long struggle of the women’s movement in Indonesian politics

    Febriana Firdaus
    The lost history of Indonesian women in politics is slowly emerging, but the obstacles to participation are many.
  • 22 Feb 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Indonesia: policy missing in talk of politics

    Iqra Anugrah
    The second presidential debate revealed that rural and infrastructure policies will remain largely the same.
  • 19 Feb 2019
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia’s domestically focused foreign policy

    Nithin Coca
    It is unlikely that Indonesia’s seat on the Security Council will see it take a stance on foreign policy issues.
  • 18 Feb 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesian Elections

    Indonesia’s election debates: there’s substance in the style

    Ben Bland
    The televised debates bring the campaign to a country that has only been practising democracy for 20 years.
  • 18 Feb 2019
    • Indonesia
    • Philippines

    One casualty of Jolo bombing: Indonesian-Philippine trust

    Sidney Jones
    The eagerness to blame Indonesians for the cathedral attack sets back regional cooperation, exactly when most needed.
  • 12 Feb 2019
    • Global Economy
    • Indonesia

    A Tobin tax: an idea whose time has come for Indonesia

    Stephen Grenville
    How to make portfolio flows “sticky” and avoid short-term swings in foreign sentiment sees an old idea gain new life.
  • 11 Feb 2019
    • Global Economy
    • Global Economic Governance
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia’s role in multilateral development banks

    Retno Maruti
    The path to leadership is littered with old players and the status quo, not economic diversity.
  • 1 Feb 2019
    • Indonesia

    WhatsApp targets fake news in lead-up to Indonesian elections

    Jennifer Yang Hui
    In an effort to curb misinformation, WhatsApp will limit message forwards. Could this affect Indonesia’s elections?
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