Ma’ruf Amin’s selection as Joko Widodo’s running mate in his re-election bid means that politicians continue to accommodate the conservative turn among Indonesian Islamic groups to win votes.
Burhanuddin Muhtadi, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta; Arya Fernandes, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia; Ella S. Prihatini, The University of Western Australia, and Nyarwi Ahmad, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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The Indonesian government has back-pedalled on an announcement by the head of the country’s military that cooperation between the two countries would be suspended.
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Australian prime minister Tony Abbott met with newly sworn Indonesian president Joko Widodo after his inauguration in Jakarta, inviting him to attend the G20 Summit in Brisbane. But Jokowi, as the new…
Director for Presidential Studies at Department at Digital Media and Communication Research Center, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada