Posts with tag: United States

Prabowo walks a fine line in responding to the Mideast crisis
Analysis, Foreign Policy, PoliciesThe 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
Analysis, Foreign Policy, PoliticsWhile joining the Board of Peace offers short-term access to the US for Indonesia, the longer-term risks are more substantial.

Why Indonesia needs to negotiate with Trump on tariffs - but brace for the worst
Analysis, Foreign PolicyThere are at least four reasons why Jakarta cannot afford to engage in a protracted trade war with Washington.

Telegrams confirm scale of US complicity in 1965 genocide
Analysis, History, Human RightsOn 17 October, dozens of declassified files confirmed that the United States had detailed knowledge of and actively supported Indonesian military efforts to destroy the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and its alleged sympathisers. Dr Jess Melvin, who was involved in the declassification project, looks at the most significant revelations.


