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Ben Bland
Ben Bland is a research fellow at the Lowy Institute and the author of Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow and the forthcoming Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia.
Opinion
Foreign relations
Indonesians may be wary of Australia but they trust China even less - and we should embrace their independent spirit
Rather than lean on Jakarta to fall into line with the West’s strategic objectives, a non-aligned, prosperous Indonesia can help ensure a more balanced Asia where it is harder for any one power to dominate.
- by Ben Bland and Natasha Kassam
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Opinion
Indonesia
In the defining year of his presidency, Joko Widodo faces an incredibly difficult challenge
Indonesia is banking on vaccinating 180 million people in 15 months to bring the worst COVID outbreak in south-east Asia under control.
- by Ben Bland
Opinion
Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong is not dead, just entering a new phase of struggle
Beijing’s tightening grip has sparked renewed bouts of fatalism but the struggle for freedom hasn't ended.
- by Ben Bland
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/ben-bland-p4yw05