Cover Story

Indonesia: The great ascent?
Since the 1960s, Indonesia has emerged from a poor developing country to one of the world’s most attractive emerging markets for global...
Point Of View

The art of infrastructure diplomacy
The Indonesian president has repeatedly declared that the country is “open for business,” including on infrastructure. That’s easier...

No policy coherence? No poverty reduction
There is a stark lack of cooperation among actors reducing poverty in the world’s poorest countries. It’s time to team up and come...
Indonesia 360

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

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

Putin’s biggest fear?
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is positioning himself as a champion for a number of disgruntled groups and could evolve...

Saving our women and girls
Cervical cancer is a threat to the Pacific region. Its leaders must maintain their collective will and resolve to face this challenge.

How digital technology is transforming health care – finally
From American suburbs to developing countries in Asia, affordable quality medical treatment can be just a click away.
Book Review
‘America first’ (with global military dominance)
The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force By Eliot A Cohen Reviewed by Keoni Marzuki (Basic Books,...
Asia rising, Asia falling?
The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation and the Risks to the World’s Most Dynamic Region By Michael R Auslin (Yale University...