By this time next year, Anies Baswedan hopes to be elected president of the world’s fourth largest country.
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A Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules that arrived on Monday from the United States is now ready for operating by the Indonesian Air Force, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday during a ceremony held at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base.
Gen Zs, Millennials, TikTok and climate change: it’s going to be a numbers game for next year’s presidential candidates.
The European conflict has laid bare several vulnerabilities in the TNI’s modernization plans.
ASEAN chair Indonesia recently told Beijing that it wanted an actionable code of conduct on the South China Sea to come out of the sluggish talks over the hotly contested area.
Australia’s role in Asian regionalism has too often been a blind spot in public discourse about the country’s identity and future. For too long the narrative of Canberra’s role in its historic backyard has been characterised by the hard edge of necessity and interest — and often by indifference.
A stalled deal with South Korea means both countries must overcome defence cooperation challenges to look to the future.
Indonesia has recently given countries in the Indo-Pacific a stern reminder that the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China could “very well escalate into open conflict” if not properly managed, underpinning broader concerns that things could turn from bad to worse.
Indonesia and Australia have promised to strike a new defence cooperation agreement, despite lingering tensions over the federal government’s push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s right-hand man Luhut Pandjaitan has been dubbed a “Mr Fix-it”, but his new role as a peace envoy to Myanmar is unlikely to be an issue he can solve, analysts say, as the junta’s once high regard for its neighbour’s military has long diminished.
Indonesia’s Asean role means hope for South China Sea code, but no deal expected this year: analysts
As the new Asean chair, Indonesia could push forward negotiations for a long-awaited code of conduct in the South China Sea, but there is little hope for a quick conclusion as disputes between China and rival claimants in Southeast Asia remain unresolved, regional observers say.
Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL delivered a second hospital ship, the “Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat” (pennant number 992), to the Indonesian Navy during a ceremony in Surabaya.
Indonesia has expressed persistent reservations about AUKUS, the security pact reached in secret between Australia, the US and the UK and announced in September 2021.
The Indonesian and Australian governments have extended their cooperation in economic management by signing the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Economic Development (Prospera) Exchange of Letters, which will be effective until 2026.
Indonesia watchers Professor Tim Lindsey and Dr Ian Wilson join presenter Ali Moore to dissect the race to the presidential palace. So who are the big names throwing their hats into the ring this time around?
Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has blasted a district head in the province of Riau for criticising the central government over oil revenue.
