Author: Paul O’Banion

Observations on Class Struggle in Indonesia

By: Paul O’BanionSeptember 28, 2025

Less than a year after taking office, Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto faced the most militant anti-government protests in years.

Indonesia’s Nepo Baby Takes Charge

By: Paul O’BanionApril 4, 2024

Although only just elected, the trajectory of a Prabowo presidency is clear. At best, he will continue Jokowi’s policies, and at worst, he will take the nation in the same direction as the ill-fated Suharto regime.

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