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Values-based or transactional? Comparing the foreign policies of Indonesia’s presidential candidates

Indonesia has long been known for what it calls its ‘free and active’ (bebas aktif) foreign policy. This policy has endured – but that doesn’t mean we should assume continuity in Indonesian foreign policy when there is a change of president.

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Unpacking Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Roadmap

Economy, Environment, Policy in Focus

As part of its obligations under the Just Energy Transition Partnership, Indonesia released a Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan that details a roadmap for reaching peak emissions in 2030 and becoming net zero by 2050. It was written with an eye toward making Indonesia’s renewable energy sector more attractive to private capital. But is it politically feasible?

Indonesian military back in the bureaucracy: the return of dual function?

2024 Indonesian Elections, Law

On 2 October, Indonesia passed a new civil service law – known as the ASN law – that reopens the door for the police and military to again take a more active role in Indonesian politics. With a presidential election just around the corner, does this new law signal impending electoral interference?

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A twist in Indonesia’s presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy

2024 Indonesian Elections, Law, Politics

On Valentine’s Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years.After months of uncertainty, Jokowi and his circle have come out strongly in support for Prabowo, with Jokowi’s son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, announced as his vice presidential running mate in recent days.

Indonesian tycoons: donation strategy for the 2024 election

2024 Indonesian Elections, Economy, Political parties

There are no official statistics on the cost of presidential campaigns in Indonesia but official campaign reports are far below informed estimates. For Indonesia's business tycoons, political donations might be the most important investment decisions they make over the next five years.

Kaesang and PSI: diversifying the family dynasty

2024 Indonesian Elections, Political parties

The youngest son of President Joko Widodo has officially joined the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI). How will the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Jokowi’s official party, react to Kaesang's new affiliation with PSI? And what does this mean for Jokowi’s influence in 2024 and beyond?

Indonesia as ASEAN chair – not rocking the boat in 2023

Foreign Policy, Security

When Indonesia took over the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in January 2023, the organisation was in need of strong leadership. Ultimately, Jakarta failed to offer much-needed leadership on new norms and principles to maintain ASEAN’s unity and relevance. But it did secure several tangible deliverables during its time as chair.

Does Indonesia need to decolonise anti-corruption discourse?

Corruption, Society

More than twenty years ago, Indonesia launched a determined crusade against corruption, collusion, and nepotism. However, the zealous spirit of Indonesia’s political reformation seems to have dissipated along the way. Kanti Pertiwi discusses how decolonising the anti-corruption discourse can create space for local conceptions of what constitutes corruption.

The Anies-Muhaimin Candidacy: mutual desperation or marriage of convenience?

2024 Indonesian Elections, Politics

The Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar candidacy for the upcoming 2024 presidential election stitches together a disparate patchwork of ideological and religious interests. Virdika Rizky Utama dissects how this announcement impacts the political calculus in 2024.

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