Waking up to the realities of the Australia-Indonesia relationship.
Modernising Indonesia’s military
New Mandala talks to CSIS expert Evan Laksmana about the future of the TNI.
The gold farmers
Nancy Lee Peluso on the promise and perils of small-scale illegal mining in West Kalimantan.
Building mateship, not subs
Australia and Indonesia need to look beyond aid, trade and the barricade to deepen their relationship.
Complexity and crisis
Complexity and personality help drive current Australia-Indonesia divide, says former ambassador.
The president and the Papua powder keg
Jokowi’s actions, whether those of the powerless or duplicitous, could lead to disaster in Papua.
The ties of terror that bind
Countering Islamic State is a way to strengthen Australia-Indonesia relations.
The Sultan’s coup
John Monfries reports that one of the last kingdoms of Java has tentatively embraced female succession.
Beef and prejudice
Australian responses to cattle slaughter in Indonesia and Vietnam show our bias when it comes to our neighbours.
Rohingya crisis: nothing from nothing
Friday's summit in Bangkok achieved little. It also shows that states that can’t help others, can’t help themselves.
Indonesia and the Rohingya: de-legitimising democracy?
How the Asian migrant crisis is putting democratic credentials to the test.
The empire strikes back
Indonesia's oligarchs are flexing their muscles. But to what extent were they defeated by Jokowi in the first place?
Looking ahead: Australia-Indonesia relations
Calm, change and collaboration key to repairing tested ties, writes Felicity Norman.
Flying the flag of reform?
The release of political prisoners in Papua raises more questions than answers.
Press freedom in Papua?
Ross Tapsell examines the significance of foreign journalists being allowed into Indonesia's Papua provinces.