Continuity, State Activism, Multilateral Engagement: Prabowo’s First Year
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
Outlook for 2015: Cautious Optimism
Commentary by Wayne Forrest Since taking office in October President Jokowi has not waited for Parliament, using his executive powers to reset Indonesia’s course. He is turning out to be […]
Where Are The Technocrats ?
I have been watching the rupiah flirt with 12,000, remembering 1998 time when it dropped from 2400 to 15,000, and the long period in 2010 and 2011 when it was […]
Bima vs Puntadewa
CEO Notes Bima Puntadewa Indonesia’s Presidential campaign has now kicked off in earnest and although the […]
Political Parties and the Next President of Indonesia
Political Parties For many years I have been a member of Columbia University’s Southeast Asia seminar, a fantastic group of scholars, writers, and a few private sector representatives. We […]