Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia Bland Ben
Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia Bland Ben Although he has dominated Indonesian politics for years, President Joko Widodo remains a beguiling figure. A…
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Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia Bland Ben
Although he has dominated Indonesian politics for years, President Joko Widodo remains a beguiling figure. A brilliant instinctive politician, Jokowi, as he is known, was resoundingly re-elected in 2019. He has consistently defied both his sternest critics and his strongest supporters.
Jokowi has vowed to turn the world's fourth most populous nation into an Asian powerhouse with a strong economy and the heft to defend its international interests at a time of renewed US-China rivalry. However, he has struggled to turn success at the ballot box into the transformational change that Indonesia desperately needs. Progress has been slow, however.
And the scale of the challenge is increasing, at home and abroad. As he gets to work in his second and final term, will Jokowi deliver on his grand ambitions? Or will Indonesia once more fall short of expectations?
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