Indonesia

Embracing the different ways Indonesia and Australia view the region
Embracing the different ways Indonesia and Australia view the region
Many policymakers tend to ignore the points of fundamental strategic divergence between Indonesia and Australia. Public disagreements ­– say, over the AUKUS nuclear-powered…
Indonesia-China: a smart city can make for clever politics
Indonesia-China: a smart city can make for clever politics
China is one of Indonesia’s largest investors and for President Joko Widodo this amounts to a capital idea – quite literally, with his plan to move the seat of Indonesia’s…
Can ASEAN forge a political solution in Myanmar?
Can ASEAN forge a political solution in Myanmar?
Since the military coup in February 2022, the people of Myanmar have been subjected to unrelenting violence including indiscriminate airstrikes, mass burning of villages,…
Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs?
Could Indonesia legally stop transit by nuclear-powered AUKUS subs?
Indonesia, a nation that controls vital maritime chokepoints, finds itself at the epicentre of an unfolding geopolitical drama. As rivalry builds between the United States and…
Indonesia’s nickel superhighway
Indonesia’s nickel superhighway
Indonesia currently has the most significant nickel deposit in the world, putting it in a prime position to build advanced industries such as renewable energy, in which rare…
Indonesia: the buck stops with Sri Mulyani
Indonesia: the buck stops with Sri Mulyani
Last month, a young man jumped into his Jeep Rubicon, picked up a friend and drove out to South Jakarta where he allegedly beat another young man so badly he was hospitalised in a…
Are Australia’s neighbours ready for AUKUS?
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Are Australia’s neighbours ready for AUKUS?
The AUKUS fallout has not prevented positive momentum in Australia’s relations with South-East Asia, yet regional concerns still lurk below the surface, and Canberra needs to…
How will voters swing in Indonesia’s 2024 general elections?
How will voters swing in Indonesia’s 2024 general elections?
Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, is set to hold its next general election on 14 February 2024. The poll will decide the country’s president, vice president, People…
Indonesia’s uncertain climb up the nickel value chain
Indonesia’s uncertain climb up the nickel value chain
Indonesia has historically had limited success with industrial policy. That may now be changing, with recent interventionist policies targeting the nickel sector suggesting…
Indonesia’s own subs conundrum
Indonesia’s own subs conundrum
This September will mark 50 years of formal diplomatic ties between Indonesia and South Korea. Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already kicked off celebrations,…