Posts with tag: Board of Peace

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

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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.

Prabowo walks a fine line in responding to the Mideast crisis

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The unilateral attack by the United States and Israel on Iran that risks a costly regional war in the Middle East has raised scrutiny over Jakarta’s move to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP), which critics saw as aligning too closely with Washington.

One logic, two arenas: making sense of Prabowo’s Board of Peace decision

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While joining the Board of Peace offers short-term access to the US for Indonesia, the longer-term risks are more substantial.

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