Indonesia democracy

He’s long been the most popular politician in the country. But will his 10 years in power leave a lasting legacy?

Making sense of a 2023 Pew survey that showed majority support for representative democracy, autocracy, and rule by the military.

A number of former members of the extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah cast their votes in last week's election, some for the first time.

The unofficial quick count results have the former general on track to avoid a run-off in the three-way race for president.

Elections remain a cause for celebration in Indonesia, but without firming up the processes around it, the party might end up being just a democratic facade.

Since taking office in 2014, President Joko Widodo has made systematic efforts to weaken the country's democratic institutions and practices.

Critics accuse President Joko Widodo of using emergency powers to circumvent a Constitutional Court's ruling on a controversial jobs creation law.

With this month's passage of a revised criminal code, the country has taken another step back to the Suharto era.

A push to allow President Joko Widodo to run for a third term threatens to erode the foundations of the country's multiparty system.

Prabowo Subianto's upcoming visit illustrates a tension that lies at the heart of U.S. policy towards the Indo-Pacific.

How much should we read into the fact that the region’s most robust democracies have fared the worst from the coronavirus? Probably not a lot.