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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: What Indonesia's Election Results Mean for Foreign Policy
Description: Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world, and on February 14th national elections were held including to replace the extremely popular outgoing president Joko Widodo. The current defense minister Prabowo Subianto won those elections and will be Indonesia's next president. He's a controversial figure who has been credibly accused of human rights abuses during Indonesia's long Suharto dicatorship. He was also a former rival of Joko Widodo, but received the popular president's backing while tapping the president's son as to run as his presidential nominee. Indonesia is a massive democracy in an increasingly stragegic region. So...