Monday, June 24, 2024

Indonesia's political dynasty (Op-ed Kompas 24 June 2024)

 Accepting political dynasties as part of 'Asian values' is a lazy argument. More than that, this reasoning seems like an attempt to excuse political dynasties and accept them as an everyday fact. My latest op-ed, published by Kompas, aims to refute those apologetic arguments:  https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2024/06/23/memaafkan-dinasti-politik 

The Cost of Consensus: Prabowo's 100 Days of Political Gluttony and Fiscal Fasting

In Indonesian politics, we seem to be experiencing what medical professionals might delicately call a case of institutional constipation. Th...