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essay 17 Aug 2026

Ratchet and Repair

Indonesia 2026–2030: a scenario framework with quantified triggers

Indonesia to 2030: a monitorable framework of scenario probabilities, 12 indicator thresholds, event triggers and falsification tests.

article 17 Aug 2026

Waiting for the Super Rich

The Orde Baru relaunches on Serangan Island, Bali

Bali's Serangan Island: an international financial centre rising on reclaimed land tangled in New Order dynasties, tax havens and mangrove destruction.

essay 16 Aug 2026

The Return of the Single Door

Indonesia, August 2026: current conditions and scenarios to 2030

Indonesia's 2026 crisis: record-low rupiah, disputed GDP data, and a state reasserting control via Danantara, capital controls and export monopolies.

essay 15 Aug 2026

The Soldier's Inheritance

Prabowo Subianto and the New Order Restoration

How Prabowo's New Order military formation shapes Indonesia's 2025-26 institutions: Kopassus, the 1998 abductions, Danantara and Suharto's hero decree.