The government in October last year launched the National Defenders program, or Bela Negara, as a prelude toward realization of President Joko Widodo’s nine-point
Month: June 2016
Politics and Economics: Barriers to Change
President Joko Widodo earlier this year went on record as saying that even after 10 economic reform packages – including liberalization of the negative
Drugs in Indonesia – Overblown Emergency?
Less than two months after his inauguration, Joko Widodo gave one of the most influential speeches of his presidency at Gadjah Mada University in
Gafatar: Diversity, but Only Within Limits
One of Indonesia’s main foundation stones of nationhood is Unity in Diversity (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika). It’s a principle that is seen as essential in