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November 10, 20204

Biden may bring a steady hand to our region, but not much else for now

By: Ross B Taylor AM Subject to any extraordinary challenge, Joe Biden will be the next president of the USA, so what will that mean for the Indo Paci

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November 5, 20200

Pompeo hits some bum notes in Indonesia

BY: DAVID ENGEL High-level visits to and from Indonesia in recent weeks have highlighted how differently major powers are playing the instruments of

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October 21, 20205

Prabowo set to complicate the Oz-Indo bi-lateral relationship

By: Ross B Taylor Last week, Indonesia’s defence minister made a visit to the USA to meet Donald Trump’s top defence officials. It hardly made news he

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October 13, 20200

The Indonesian police’s dual function under Jokowi

Author: Made Supriatma, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute Never before has the Indonesian National Police (Polri) played such an important role in Indonesia

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October 2, 20201

‘Soft power’ diplomacy can boost relations during Covid-19

By Ross B. Taylor Relationships between Australia and our regional neighbours have been severely tested as a result of Covid-19, including with Indone

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September 28, 20200

Indonesia – a country of disappointments

JOHN WEST Ben Bland shows even pessimists can be gulled by Joko Widodo’s charms. Ben Bland paints an insightful and intriguing portrait of Indonesia'

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August 28, 20201

Jakarta should be wary of Beijing’s South China Sea proposals

BY: ARISTYO RIZKA DARMAWAN “Joint development” is a misnomer when Chinahas no legal stake in what is Indonesian territory." Jakarta has long made c

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August 25, 20200

Language barriers blocking business in Indonesia

Author: Andree Surianta, ANU For the past decade, the Indonesian government has stepped up efforts to mandate the use of the Indonesian language in al

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August 9, 20200

What is Ma’ruf Amin doing?

During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin claimed that prayers from religious leaders had kept the count

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August 9, 20200

Why Indonesia’s aggressive stance on China in South China Sea may fall short

Indonesian marine officers get ready for a ceremony in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. Taking aggressive steps vis-a-vis China could overturn its growi

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