Indonesia
The Garuda economy
The Garuda economy by: Derwin Pereira Published in The Edge (Singapore) Asian Viewpoint, March 20, 2026 The Garuda, Indonesia’s
Indonesia at a crossroads
Indonesia at a crossroads by: Derwin Pereira Published in The Edge (Singapore) Asian Viewpoint, October 20, 2025 When the
Southeast Asia’s balancing game
Southeast Asia’s balancing game by : Derwin Pereira Published in The Edge (Singapore) Asian Viewpoint, February 17, 2025
Pope of the peripheries
Pope of the peripheries By Derwin Pereira It lies to the credit of Asia and Oceania that Pope Francis decided
Prabowo must go for new thinking
by : Derwin Pereira
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto's promise is to make Indonesia great again.
Indonesia consolidates its place in Asia
Tourists in Bali cycle past Indonesian soldiers in this 2018 photo. Previously the default power in the nation, the army
HOW POLITICAL ISLAM IS GAINING GROUND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DESPITE THE FALL OF ISLAMIC STATE
Derwin Pereira says the battlefield defeat of Islamic State should not be cause for complacency as political Islam makes inroads
NORMAL TIMES MUST END FOR TERROR TO BE FOUGHT
What’s needed to get out of terror attacks being normal? First, liberal societies may have to permit illiberal laws that
PENCE’S VISIT TO INDONESIA A GOOD SIGNAL FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA
United States Vice-President Mike Pence’s visit to Indonesia last week marked a welcome statement of American confidence in Indonesia and,
JOKOWI SHOWS HIS LEADERSHIP METTLE AT ISLAMIC RALLY
Last week’s mega-rally by Muslim hardliners in Jakarta took a dramatic turn when Indonesian President Joko Widodo turned up to
CHINA SHOULDN’T SEE JAKARTA’S FRIENDSHIP AS SIGN OF WEAKNESS
IN a dramatic gesture intended to refocus China’s attention on its relations with Indonesia, President Joko Widodo visited the Natuna