Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo has awarded his likely successor, Prabowo Subianto, with the rank of honorary four-star general. Prabowo, a former special forces commander, faced allegations of rights abuses in the past. As Prabowo prepares to take office, concerns arise about his foreign policy and human rights record, with critics warning against ignoring his controversial history and the message it sends to the public.
Timing provided Prabowo Subianto with an advantage in Indonesia’s election: He is, in part, counting on people’s fading memories to consolidate power, Salil Tripathi writes. https://t.co/OBvIaCZkpr
Indonesia’s new president wants his country to play a bigger geopolitical role. What will Prabowo Subianto’s foreign policy look like? https://t.co/btyLrpARMR 👇
That Indonesian voters elected Prabowo Subianto is no reason for President Jokowi to ignore his record of serious human rights abuses by awarding him an the rank of honorary four-star general. That sends a terrible message. https://t.co/81Vz6DVXXm
Prabowo Subianto sought to bury the past in his presidential campaign. To succeed as the leader of Indonesia, he will count on history not repeating itself, Salil Tripathi writes. https://t.co/OBvIaCZkpr
Taiwan’s election result does not mark the dawn of a Democratic Progressive Party dynasty, nor does it spell the end of China’s reunification ambitions by whatever means necessary, @CraigMSingleton writes. https://t.co/38T5lSLEqZ
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Indonesia's president awarded Prabowo Subianto, his presumed successor and an ex-special forces commander, the rank of honorary four-star general, decades after he was dismissed from the military amid allegations of rights abuses https://t.co/Ai7wKZ9KQC
Indonesia's president awarded Prabowo Subianto, his presumed successor and an ex-special forces commander, the rank of honorary four-star general, decades after he was dismissed from the military amid allegations of rights abuses https://t.co/PDyNF4Uihm
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