Agastya Wardhana on Prabowo at the Helm: A First-Year Assessment of Indonesia's Foreign Policy
The first year of President Prabowo's term is marked by several high-profile international engagements, highlighting Indonesia's increasingly active diplomatic stance on the global stage. Domestically, Prabowo positions himself as the chief decision-maker in foreign policy. This talk will identify and outline key initiatives and international engagements undertaken over the past year. I will then proceed to discuss the takeaways, identify emerging patterns and tendencies, and compare them with his predecessor. I will conclude with reflections on what Prabowo's first year means for the future of Indonesian foreign policy.
Agastya Wardhana is a young lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia. He is currently in his fifth year of teaching, instructing several undergraduate courses, including US Society, Culture, and Politics; Foreign Policy Analysis; Geopolitics; and International Relations Theory. His research interests include U.S. foreign policy and Indonesian foreign policy, with a focus on Indonesia's international status and its role as a Middle Power. His work has been published in various journals, including Asian Politics and Policy, Tamkang Journal of International Relations, Jurnal Global Strategis, and Jurnal Sosial Soedirman.
