Indonesia
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Asia
Indonesia nearly has a monopoly on nickel. What next?
Prabowo Subianto, the new president, wants to create an electric car supply chain
Leaders
Just because Indonesia has nickel doesn’t mean it should make EVs
Economic nationalists are making a reckless bet
Asia
Indonesia’s Prabowo is desperate to impress Trump and Xi
The new president’s first foreign tour was a shambles
Asia
Will Prabowo Subianto cosy up to Donald Trump or to China?
The first foreign trips for Indonesia’s new president raise awkward questions
Asia
Yes sir: a bizarre initiation ritual for Indonesia’s cabinet
The newly-inaugurated president sends his ministers to boot camp
Asia
Making nickel is a nightmare. Unless you are Indonesian
Gluts and shortages notwithstanding, Indonesia wants to double down on resource nationalism
Asia
Indonesia’s macho new leader is no “cuddly grandpa”
Prabowo Subianto has fought back from years of disgrace and exile
Asia
Why Indonesia’s horror films are booming
Directors such as Joko Anwar are taking old ghost stories to new heights
Asia
The King of Java inflames an Indonesian “democratic emergency”
Jokowi is clinging to power and protesters are angry about it
Asia
Indonesia’s new capital is built on vanity
President Jokowi doesn’t seem to be in any mood to leave politics behind
Culture
What the left and right get wrong about imperialism
As accounts from Ukraine and Indonesia show, it is not just a Western sin, but it is a sin
Asia
In South-East Asia, the war in Gaza is roiling emotions
The governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have responded very differently
By Invitation
Indonesia’s president-elect accuses the West of double standards
Valuing Ukrainian over Gazan lives is morally indefensible, says Prabowo Subianto
Asia
What will Prabowo Subianto’s foreign policy look like?
Indonesia’s new president wants his country to play a bigger role