Under Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s foreign policy will shift from prioritizing shared values to its own economic and military strength.
ASEAN
The South China Sea will remain unpredictable in 2024. But momentum has shifted in favor of the Southeast Asian claimants.
Physical encounters between Philippine and Chinese ships in the South China Sea are increasing “at an alarming rate.”
Prabowo Subianto may owe his election win to Joko Widodo, but he’ll come to power as Indonesia’s president with his own political agenda.
Indonesia should use its chairmanship of ASEAN to preserve multilateralism amid a rising tide of great power rivalry and minilateralism.