Research and ideas supporting the world’s first majority-Muslim democracy
Over the past 20 years, Indonesia has emerged as an important player on the global stage. What does the future hold for the country’s democratic institutions, and can Jakarta maintain the country’s robust pace of development?
These are the pressing questions that our scholars at the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia work every day to answer. Explore the events, research, and commentary below to learn more about our work.
Case Study
In a new study for the Middle Powers Project, M. Chatib Basri and Evan A. Laksmana explore how “active alignment” can help Indonesia shape strategic competition between the United States and China, facilitating cooperation between the major powers to support Indonesia’s own strategic priorities. The Middle Powers Project is in collaboration with the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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This past semester, the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia engaged in conversations and research on topics ranging from Indonesia’s election to US-Taiwan relations with the goal of continuing to develop policy solutions to the region’s most pressing concerns.
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Democracy and development were on the ballot during Indonesia’s national elections earlier this month according to experts at a Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia event on what Prabowo Subianto’s victory now portends for the future of the country.
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On February 23, the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia hosted a Global Elections Webinar Series event to reflect on the implications of Prabowo’s landslide victory for the state of democracy and prospects for national development in Indonesia.
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