The Meaning of Jokowi for Indonesian Politics
There was a feeling of relief among many Indonesians when the waiting was finally over on March 14 and the most popular politician in Indonesia, Jakarta Gov. Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, got the OK from...
View ArticleIndonesia’s Joko: Role Model for Asian Pols
The election of Joko Widodo in Indonesia is not just a victory for a maturing Indonesian democracy – a peaceful election whose fairness is not seriously doubted, probably not even by the loser Prabowo...
View ArticleCalm Transition Shows Indonesia Outshining Thailand
Transparency, or the lack of it, is providing a clear contrast between Southeast Asia’s two largest economies, one of which is cementing a well-deserved reputation for messy but peaceful democratic...
View ArticleReality Bites Indonesia’s Jokowi
The promises Indonesian President-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo made during the campaign for president seemed at times too good to be true, among them his insistence that his cabinet would consist of...
View ArticleIndonesia’s Political Disgrace
At a time when Indonesia has won widespread praise for electing a new president who emerged from the democratic reforms of the last decade, cynical political party interests used a lame-duck session of...
View ArticleIndonesia Executions Reveal a Darker Jokowi
Indonesia’s shocking weekend executions of six drug convicts, five of them foreigners, unleashed a diplomatic storm but more tellingly revealed much about President Joko Widodo and his approach to...
View ArticleOPINION: Indonesian Executions Harm Jokowi, Country
If the world thought Indonesia was getting a warm, fuzzy and forward-thinking leader when it elected Joko Wido president last year, the pending second round of executions of several foreigners on drug...
View ArticleOpinion: No Indonesian Welcome Mat for the IMF
On Sept.1 and 2, Managing Director Christine Lagarde and the IMF are scheduled to visit ndonesia. While President Joko Widodo and some of his ministers have already rolled out the welcome mat for them,...
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