...Doreen Lee Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election campaign was shaped by an alliance struck between outgoing incumbent Joko (Jokowi) Widodo and a former rival, Prabowo Subianto, who chose Jokowi’s son as his running mate. The seeming affirmation of dynastic power drew criticism, as did Prabowo’s...

... of an aging cohort of former anticolonial fighters. Rich oil and gas deposits have funded a growing state budget, but there are not enough jobs for the youthful population. © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 Timor-Leste Indonesia Portugal oil colonialism On May 20...

... transparency. Indonesia consumers digital economy economic policy corruption Yet there is also a temporal dimension to financialization: the innovations linked to finance always outpace the learning curve of the average person, such that sociopolitical anxieties converge around those “left behind...

...David Chandler “Data-driven governance assumes the need for constant adaptation to change.” Fourth in a series on ways of governing . © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved. 2020 The Regents of the University of California Indonesia Rwanda governance technology development cities...

...Abidin Kusno The lack of planning can be understood as an art of governing, for it ensures the operation of informality. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Indonesia urbanization development climate change colonialism Joko...

...Doreen Lee Reformasi-era values concerning citizen welfare and the public good remain deeply entrenched among a small but vocal segment of society. © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents of the University of California Doreen Lee Indonesia Joko Widodo democracy...

... Indonesian dictator Suharto (1967 98), Ja- karta and Beijing were alienated from one another and the use of the Chinese language was prohib- ited in Indonesia. After Suharto stepped down, Indonesia took a new approach and set out to ex- pand its economic, social, and cultural relations with China. A director...

... Jemaah Islamiyah Southeast Asia Indonesia Joko Widodo Megawati Sukarnoputri Malaysia Philippines Muslims Islamists authoritarianism democracy terrorism Southeast Asia 226 Governments in Southeast Asia have adopted policies that are fueling militancy by restricting freedoms...

...Paige Johnson Tan [W]hen he departs the presidency in 2014, Yudhoyono will leave an Indonesia in which politics, while messy, is increasingly played according to the rules. … © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University of California Paige Johnson Tan...

... Donald Weatherbee Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhuyono ASEAN China 249 In 2011, nearly midway through his second term, Indonesia s first directly elected presi-dent, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (popularly known as SBY), leads a nation that is globally rec- ognized as a political and economic success...

..., establishing front companies and financial accounts. It also set up a network of madrasas (Islamic religious schools) in Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern Thailand as centers for recruiting efforts. JI leaders established a network of cells in each country in the region, each with a particular responsibility...

... terrorism has induced the United States to reengage with South- east Asia, but the terrorist threat remains alive, especially in Indonesia, where domestic radicals have deep roots in society. A CELEBRATION SPOILED The stumbling blocks in Southeast Asia s success story can be traced to 1997, which marked...

.... 2003 The Regents of the University of California East Asia economy financial crisis Thailand South Korea Indonesia Vietnam Japan Taiwan China 180 Five years after the end of the Asian financialcrisis, it is politics rather than economics thatcasts the darker cloud over East Asia...

... Indonesia Malaysia Philippines September Singapore Southeast Asia terrorism Thailand United States American officials have turned their attention toward Southeast Asian policy- making something largely ignored since the end of the Vietnam War and have declared Southeast Asia the second front...

... seeking greater autonomy or secession of predominantly Islamic regions. © 2002 Current History. All rights reserved. 2002 The Regents of the University of California Abu Sayyaf Indonesia Islam Middle East militant Muslim radical sharia Southeast Asia terrorism Significant...

...Scott B. MacDonald; Jonathan Lemco Politics in post-Suharto Indonesia remains in flux. President Wahid, the parliament, students, political parties, labor, and the military are all scrambling to find a foothold in the country's new power structure. © 2020 Current History. All rights reserved...