Indonesia 360

The Political Evolution of a Nation: Indonesia's Ideology, Social Movements and Democracy Across Regimes

The Political Evolution of a Nation: Indonesia's Ideology,...

Behind-the-Scenes: Fragments  of the Aceh Peace Process in Indonesia

Behind-the-Scenes: Fragments of the Aceh Peace Process...

Buy Now Pay Later providers at the crossroads?

Buy Now Pay Later providers at the crossroads?

Economic and Health; the double burden of Tuberculosis in Indonesia.

Economic and Health; the double burden of Tuberculosis...

What can the government and private sectors do to tackle this problem?

Public Health emergencies in Indonesia; The Disruption of Tuberculosis Program during Pandemic

Public Health emergencies in Indonesia; The Disruption...

Steep terrain in Indonesia for China’s ‘Belt and Road’

Steep terrain in Indonesia for China’s ‘Belt and Road’

Beijing’s global dreams hitting snags in the archipelago.

Foreign Direct Investment: Indonesia’s Golden Ticket?

Foreign Direct Investment: Indonesia’s Golden Ticket?

Indonesia, Australia and the virus

Indonesia, Australia and the virus

Both countries’ efforts to balance public health challenges with the economic impacts of the pandemic have been problematic. But outside...

From an Indonesian forest to a university campus

From an Indonesian forest to a university campus

Remote indigenous communities have been historically marginalized in Indonesia. Members of one tribe in Sumatra are pushing through...

Indonesia’s infrastructure ‘adventure’

Indonesia’s infrastructure ‘adventure’

The country needs more roads, rails and public transportation. So, how do we get there?

Indonesian SMEs – an economic shot in the arm?

Indonesian SMEs – an economic shot in the arm?

SMEs play an important role in the national economy. But the pandemic has had a great impact on his survival. What is the government's...

Wicked fire: Managing fire risk in a changing climate

Wicked fire: Managing fire risk in a changing climate

What can Indonesia learn from the experiences of other countries in mitigating wildfire damage? The answers are compelling.

Can Indonesia compete?

Can Indonesia compete?

All the pieces are there to push Indonesia up the ladder before mid-century. Can the country put the puzzle together?

Tackling Jakarta’s traffic woes

Tackling Jakarta’s traffic woes

It’s the bane of the capital’s existence. Public-private engagement is the best way forward for Jakarta’s public transportation system.

The US and Indonesia’s independence: History, legacy and lessons

The US and Indonesia’s independence: History, legacy and...

America had many reasons to continue to support Dutch control of Indonesia after World War II. Yet it ultimately chose to back the...

Widodo and Indonesia’s changing political culture

Widodo and Indonesia’s changing political culture

The Indonesian president, a political outsider, is taking the country’s political culture down a new path. But where will it end up?

The shift of humanity in the era of digital transformation

The shift of humanity in the era of digital transformation

The digital revolution is transforming everything in our world. But is it changing us as well?

Boards that govern and lead

Boards that govern and lead

Effective management, cooperation and checks and balances are crucial to ensuring Indonesian state-owned enterprises are successful....

Indonesia and the global Shariah economy

Indonesia and the global Shariah economy

The country has the potential to be a global leader. What’s holding Indonesia back?

Public participation, deliberative democracy – online

Public participation, deliberative democracy – online

What’s the best way to affirm people’s rights? At the local level while using technology.

New Kapolri? Challenge accepted

New Kapolri? Challenge accepted

The Indonesian National Police need to modernize and change. Can they do it with a new leader?

Economic democracy and spirit of ‘gotong royong’

Economic democracy and spirit of ‘gotong royong’

Globalization, market forces and individual greed leave marginalized communities on the brink. The solution for Indonesia? Mutual...

Lombok: Religion in the public sphere

Lombok: Religion in the public sphere

The island’s Muslims and Balinese Hindus have peacefully coexisted for generations due to their respect for each other’s religious...

The silent voices of women

The silent voices of women

The course of Indonesia’s history has been put on its head by “historians” who serve the military. Women who have been tortured and...

Indonesia, digital literacy and elections

Indonesia, digital literacy and elections

Indonesia’s 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections were influenced by social media. The question is whether that is good or...

Vision 2045: Urban mobility planning in modern Indonesia

Vision 2045: Urban mobility planning in modern Indonesia...

The country’s public transportation – not to mention sidewalks – is not up to snuff. Can five more years of infrastructure development,...

Urban revitalization: From empowerment to sovereignty

Urban revitalization: From empowerment to sovereignty

Indonesia’s slum dwellers have a tough lot in life. But a community in central Java’s mystical city is proving there is a way forward.

The Indo-Pacific: A challenging concept

The Indo-Pacific: A challenging concept

The concept of regionwide Indo-Pacific partnership and friendship looks good on paper. But as they say, the devil’s in the details

The great skills divide

The great skills divide

There are lessons to be learned from international cases of labor market polarization, and how Indonesia can address its issues in...

The radicalization of students and how to deal with them

The radicalization of students and how to deal with them...

Studies suggest that the emergence of radicalism at Indonesian universities represents little more than a search for identity typical...

Affirmative action in microcredit

Affirmative action in microcredit

How best to ensure access to microcredit for minorities and the poor? An Indonesian dilemma.

Wanted: Smart grads with dirty hands

Wanted: Smart grads with dirty hands

Vocational education has been touted as a way to push Indonesia up the skills chain and provide jobs. But it’s not working out that...

Is Indonesia serious about corporate governance?

Is Indonesia serious about corporate governance?

The country’s business sector needs an institutional-actor interpretation for more equal shareholders’ rights, a strategy that is...

Indonesia: Genetic diversity 101

Indonesia: Genetic diversity 101

The country has the opportunity to cash in on its unique biodiversity – not to mention save itself and perhaps the entire planet

Border Five-O: Protecting Indonesia’s territory

Border Five-O: Protecting Indonesia’s territory

Catching bad guys may be sexy, but Indonesia’s border police need infrastructure, equipment and training to fight transnational crime.

Ancient scourge exposes Indonesia’s health care flaws

Ancient scourge exposes Indonesia’s health care flaws

The government is rushing to have tens of millions of children vaccinated against diphtheria – in many cases again – following a deadly...

Education: Is it too late for change?

Education: Is it too late for change?

Indonesia is mandated to spend 20 percent of its state budget on education. So why is it lagging behind its neighbors?

A ray of hope for Indonesia’s traditional religious beliefs

A ray of hope for Indonesia’s traditional religious beliefs

Last year, a historic Constitutional Court ruling recognized kepercayaan – the centuries-old indigenous belief systems. Whether the...

Halal and the economy

Halal and the economy

This year should see Indonesia enact a dramatic new law on halal products, making it the world’s largest halal market. But what are...

China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative: The Indonesian stop

China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative: The Indonesian stop

China is securing its long-term interests in Asia. Indonesia plays an important role in this scheme, but how will it – and the United...

Breaking the female glass ceiling

Breaking the female glass ceiling

Can information technology help Indonesian women bust through barriers? A growing organization adamantly says “Yes We Can.”

Hijrah – between radical and moderate Islam

Hijrah – between radical and moderate Islam

A new religious movement is taking Indonesia by storm – via the Internet. But what are the motives of the clerics who lead it?

Indonesia's media and South China Sea

Indonesia's media and South China Sea

The country’s media is shifting its coverage of this intractable dispute. It’s not good news for Beijing.

Child marriage and the perpetuation of poverty

Child marriage and the perpetuation of poverty

Parents marrying off their teenage daughters may appear to be a good economic move for poor families. It’s not –it only perpetuates...

Guidelines to ‘living less dangerously’ in Indonesia

Guidelines to ‘living less dangerously’ in Indonesia

Indonesia can be a minefield for foreign investors. But proper corporate governance and firm adherence to boardroom ethics can go...

Enjoining right, forbidding wrong: The MUI and Indonesian Islam

Enjoining right, forbidding wrong: The MUI and Indonesian...

The country’s ulema council seems to have become a power unto itself, beyond Indonesia’s secular Constitution. Is it time to reel...

Reforming terrorists: Indonesia’s deradicalization program

Reforming terrorists: Indonesia’s deradicalization program

Recent attacks show that recidivism remains persistent. So how does the government up its game?

Indonesia and the sea

Indonesia and the sea

The vision of a global maritime nexus is there. But so are domestic and international challenges that could leave Indonesia’s dream...

Jakarta’s gubernatorial election: A sign of the times

Jakarta’s gubernatorial election: A sign of the times

The Indonesian capital’s recent election was hard fought and polarizing. But its peaceful conclusion demonstrates again that Indonesia’s...

Low people on the high seas

Low people on the high seas

The Bajo are Southeast Asia’s sea gypsies, resilient remnants from times when national boundaries were porous and ethnic minorities...

A better use for smartphones in Makassar

A better use for smartphones in Makassar

A small neighborhood in South Sulawesi is showing the way on how to communicate, mediate and thrive.

Indonesia’s Achilles’ heel: Populist authoritarianism

Indonesia’s Achilles’ heel: Populist authoritarianism

Populist politicians are taking their message directly to the people. But what may appear to be rallying hope and pride is actually...

Islam and local culture: An interplay

Islam and local culture: An interplay

Celebrations marking the Prophet’s birthday on the Indonesian island of Lombok are a delicate but complementary dance of orthodoxy...