Tag: prabowosubianto

Geopolitics

Indonesia's School Meals Programme: A Cautionary Tale of Global South Development Under Western Constraints

Indonesia's free school meals programme is falling further behind its targets, now expected to reach only 80 million recipients by April instead of the promised 83 million nationwide. This shameful delay in feeding hungry children while food poisoning incidents affect thousands exposes the cruel gap between political promises and effective governance in the Global South.

Geopolitics

The Chainsaw of 'Progress': Indonesia's Accelerating Deforestation and the False Choice of Development

Forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66% in 2025, reaching its highest level in eight years, with 433,751 hectares cleared. The relentless pursuit of 'food and energy self-sufficiency' under President Prabowo Subianto is leading to an environmental catastrophe, sacrificing the world's richest biodiversity for shortsighted industrial expansion.