Posted in: Highlights

Prabowo’s foreign stooge myth: Are Indonesians buying it?

Analysis, Highlights, Policies, Politics, Prabowo Subianto, Society

Although more people disagree with the president’s statement, the fact that 39.5% of the public agrees with Prabowo’s statement cannot be taken lightly, especially given that the president’s supporters and aides continue to amplify allegations of foreign interference through Indonesian proxies on traditional and social media.

Indonesia’s social media ban for under-16s deprives many children of their only public space

Analysis, Cyberspace, Education, Highlights, Policies

While the intention behind this policy is commendable, the design has two critical flaws. It fails to learn from the merits and shortcomings of Australia’s social media ban policy. More importantly, it misunderstands the role the internet plays in children’s social lives.

The new KUHAP: more kinds of evidence, fewer limits (Part 1 of 2)

Analysis, Highlights, Law

On 2 January 2026, Indonesia’s new Code of Criminal Procedure (Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Acara Pidana, or KUHAP) came into force. The government has presented it as a historic break with a colonial and authoritarian past.

Loyalty over expertise: The patronage problem at the heart of Prabowo's foreign policy

Analysis, Foreign Policy, Highlights

Two factors have placed Indonesian foreign policy in this uncomfortable position: the president's deep-seated distrust of the foreign policy establishment, and his inability — or unwillingness — to separate loyalty from expertise in assembling his foreign policy team.

Posted in: Highlights

Prabowo’s foreign stooge myth: Are Indonesians buying it?

Indonesia’s social media ban for under-16s deprives many children of their only public space

The new KUHAP: more kinds of evidence, fewer limits (Part 1 of 2)

Loyalty over expertise: The patronage problem at the heart of Prabowo's foreign policy

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