Posts with tag: Prabowo Subianto

Why Indonesia needs to negotiate with Trump on tariffs - but brace for the worst

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There are at least four reasons why Jakarta cannot afford to engage in a protracted trade war with Washington.

Prabowo’s inner circle is dominated by young, groupthink-prone loyalists. What could go wrong?  

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These individuals often accompany the president from his residence in Hambalang, West Java, to the State Palace in Jakarta. They travel with him, join official state visits, and take part in both small and large cabinet meetings.

The new TNI Law is about much more than just military dual function

The new TNI law enhances legal justifications for the military’s dual function, but it does not inevitably lead to a return to military authoritarian rule under Prabowo. This is because attempts to centralise power in a single ruler inherently threaten to reduce the share of power and resources available to other contending political-economic elite players.

Is Prabowo reviving the Soeharto regime?

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It is true that Indonesia’s democracy has come under severe oligarchic pressures that would exist regardless of who won the last presidential election. However, Prabowo seems to have the know-how, and, more importantly, the personal determination, to recreate a socio-political order that closely reflects Soeharto’s Integralistic state — the political model instrumental for the creation and maintenance of his autocratic oligarchic system.

Why Prabowo’s misguided ‘austerity’ is emblematic of his free-wheeling economic policy    

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The Prabowo Subianto administration begins 2025 with a massive Rp 306 trillion fiscal spending cut, representing over 8% of this year’s state budget, delivered by Presidential instruction 1/2025.

Prabowo’s 100 days in office: more grandstanding, less policymaking? 

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The president needs a reality check — how did he fare, really, in his first 100 days?     

Prabowo’s myth of ‘polite democracy’

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The reproduction of cultural narratives and myths, such as the ideal of a harmonious village, often serves to maintain the existing power hierarchy. The new administration’s emphasis on similar narratives, now presented as ‘polite democracy’, warrants caution because it can be easily abused to silence critics and suppress opposition.

2024 year-end review: Winter is coming for Indonesia’s civil society forces 

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If what transpired in 2024 is any indication of what to come, we can safely say that 2025 will not be a democratic spring for Indonesia.

After 75 years, it’s high time for RI-Oz special strategic partnership

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With strategic trust between the two countries at a high, Canberra should seize this moment to call for an elevation of Australia-Indonesia ties to a Special Strategic Partnership (SSP).

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