Jacqui Baker on the rise of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto
January 7, 2025
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Episode 1442 · January 7, 2025
Jacqui Baker on the rise of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto
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<p>Indonesia’s recently sworn in President Prabowo Subianto is many things. To millions of young Indonesians, he is a daggy dancer on TikTok. But to a cohort of voters with longer memories, he is a veteran of a brutal and oppressive military force.</p><p>Today, principal fellow of the Indo-Pacific Research Centre at Murdoch University Jacqui Baker charts Prabowo Subianto’s extraordinary climb to the presidency and what it means for Indonesia’s fragile democracy. </p><p>Please enjoy “Forcing History”, read by Jacqui Baker and first published in the <em>Australian Foreign Affairs</em> October issue.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Principal fellow of the Indo-Pacific Research Centre at Murdoch University Jacqui Baker</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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