Continuity, State Activism, Multilateral Engagement: Prabowo’s First Year
Commentary by Wayne Forrest President Prabowo’s first year in office has been characterized by a combination of continuity, state activism and multilateral engagement. Upon assuming the presidency in October 2024, […]
Midyear Outlook
Midyear Outlook Commentary by Wayne Forrest Indonesia must be experiencing whiplash after receiving President Trump’s tariff notification letter last week. Beginning August 1, the 32% tariff announced in April will […]
What is Indonesia’s Development Model
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Recent Trends
Recent Trends As Indonesia moves closer towards a pivotal national election, I thought it might be useful to set out a few trends to keep in mind going forward. Economic […]
Democracy and Development
Democracy and Development Indonesians are worried about democracy and development, or at the least those that work at Indonesia’s leading English language publication, The Jakarta Post, and spoke at its […]
Outlook for 2023
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INCREASING ROLE OF INDONESIA’S STATE ENTERPRISES
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INDONESIA AFTER 3 YEARS
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Bridges Not Barriers
February 2021 by Wayne Forrest I often hear the idea that during the past 4 years the US government, apart from its Navy, has not been as engaged with […]
Labor Day 2020
September 2020 Commentary by Wayne Forrest With unemployment at record levels in both the US and Indonesia amidst an ongoing pandemic I’ve been reflecting on Indonesia’s struggle to find meaningful […]