Dancing into Power: The Successful Rehabilitation of Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto

Dancing into Power: The Successful Rehabilitation of Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto

In the tumultuous years of the early 1980s, a young Indonesian military officer took part in a series of combat operations in East Timor, then under Indonesian occupation. During one military campaign in September 1983, several hundred East Timorese were killed by Indonesian troops in an incident known to history as the Kraras Massacre. As … Read more

Indonesia’s Ruling Party Picks Top Security Minister as VP Candidate

Indonesia’s Ruling Party Picks Top Security Minister as VP Candidate

Ganjar Pranowo, the presidential candidate of Indonesia’s ruling Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), left, and his newly-named running mate Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD gesture during their declaration as presidential and vice-presidential candidates in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 18, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana Advertisement Indonesia’s ruling party on Wednesday … Read more