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Hardliners are adapting to electoral realities—and state restraints—in mobilising for Anies Baswedan.

Personal and patronage ties are once again at the fore.

The ECCC highlights some hazards of miscommunication and mistranslation in multilingual war crimes proceedings

An end-of-2023 note from the site's editor

The narrowing field of political contestation in Indonesia is not just being driven by presidential machinations and ruling-coalition infighting—but also the inescapable contradictions of Indonesia’s middle income status

Does polarisation have a mass base?

A colonial record’s hint at a forbidden lesbian relationship is a reminder of the potential for historical research to uncover queer life in Indonesia’s past and present

China’s modes of foreign economic cooperation are tailor-made for the Jokowi-era political economy

Boat arrivals cause frictions in coastal communities amid signs of a policy shift towards deterrence

Personal connections to the president dating back to his mayorship of Solo have proven a career asset to senior military officers.

A system of aged care focused on filial responsibility unduly burdens women. The social protection system needs a bigger role.

Artists at the Makassar Biennale grapple with the social and environmental consequences of land reclamation.