Erin Cook

Erin Cook
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Erin Cook is a journalist covering Southeast Asia politics and curates the weekly Dari Mulut ke Mulut newsletter.

Jokowi’s cute political ploy has become a campaign sensation
Jokowi’s cute political ploy has become a campaign sensation
A clearly enamoured new grandfather, the Indonesian President also rebranded himself alongside a happy toddler.
Broad strokes: Indonesian art and 20 years of Reformasi
Broad strokes: Indonesian art and 20 years of Reformasi
Yogyakarta-based artist Eko Nugroho fears self-censorship is again growing in Indonesia’s otherwise flourishing art scene.
Beyond scandal: Facebook and Indonesian politics
Beyond scandal: Facebook and Indonesian politics
More than a million Indonesian profiles are said to have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Entrepreneurial traffic in the Jakarta jam
Entrepreneurial traffic in the Jakarta jam
Ride-hailing apps are all the rage in Indonesia’s capital, but an old favourite is chugging on.
Surmounting Indonesia’s education problems
Surmounting Indonesia’s education problems
The challenge is cyclical: if a degree from an overseas university is seen as a better investment, why demand better teaching back home?
ASEAN fries small fish from a big pond
ASEAN fries small fish from a big pond
Manila summit again showed the limits of a consensus model, yet wins can be seen.
Mattis front and centre at ASEAN defence talks
Mattis front and centre at ASEAN defence talks
ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meetings tend to avoid the speculation and stalemates that make the leaders' summits such ham-fisted affairs.
All eyes on North Korea at ASEAN
All eyes on North Korea at ASEAN
Where the South China Sea was once the big ticket item for the bloc's summits, this weekend was dominated by another lingering regional flashpoint – North Korea.
With martial law in Mindanao, where next for the Philippines?
With martial law in Mindanao, where next for the Philippines?
Legal safeguards that kept the 2009 declaration of martial law following the Maguindanao massacre in check are unlikely to play out in the same way today.
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