Posts with tag: Sugiono
Prabowo’s inner circle is dominated by young, groupthink-prone loyalists. What could go wrong?
Politics, UncategorizedThese 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.
A Prabowo and Sugiono foreign policy: substantive or performative change?
Analysis, Foreign PolicyThe fact that Prabowo retained 18 members of Jokowi’s cabinet – Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister and Airlangga Hartarto as coordinating economy minister are among the notables he retained – but appointed Sugiono as his foreign minister, rather than reappoint the experienced Retno Marsudi, clearly signalled that Prabowo intends to be heavily involved in foreign policy making decisions.