Cover Story
Indonesia: Democratic hopes, institutional woes
The recent presidential election sadly turned violent, but Indonesia has a myriad of other problems, showing that its democratic reforms...
Counting the voices
The recent presidential election sadly turned violent, but Indonesia has a myriad of other problems, showing that its democratic reforms...
Point Of View
Do Indonesians trust their police?
Proper policing requires sufficient resources and public support. Is Indonesia up to the challenge?
Extraction and deforestation: It takes two to tango
The Indonesian archipelago hosts much of the globe’s remaining humid tropical forests, and policy research has documented the role...
Indonesia 360
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...
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 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
There are lessons to be learned from international cases of labor market polarization, and how Indonesia can address its issues in...
Global Perspective
The dark side of AI: Biases and a new geopolitical battle
The letters AI (artificial intelligence) strike fear into the hearts of some with the specter of a robot takeover of jobs, while many...
Traveling – in our time
Climate change is a fact, but how can the earth save itself from itself? Try flying less often
Back by (un)popular demand?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party will enter the Sept. 17 election rerun with their legitimacy dented,...
A beginner’s guide to the Belt and Road Initiative
Is China trying to take over Asia and beyond, one new highway and railroad at a time? Its neighbors and the United States fear as...
Book Review
Cold War in the Islamic World
Saudi Arabia and Iran have an entangled history. But both countries’ choice of allies and controversial international and domestic...
Photo Essay
Corridors to Hell
This photo essay first appeared in the January-March 2016 edition of Strategic Review, documenting the 2015 forest fire and haze disaster...