A vast archipelago with growing geopolitical importance, massive production in critical minerals, and an economy poised to boom, Indonesia is central to a twenty-first-century U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific. But its role in American statecraft is often poorly understood, and Jakarta adamantly pursues an “independent and active” foreign policy. What should the U.S. strategy toward Indonesia be? What trade-offs and challenges will shape the future of U.S. policy toward this Southeast Asian giant?
Please join the Director of the Carnegie Endowment’s American Statecraft Program, Chris Chivvis, for the next installment of our Pivotal States series with Dewi Fortuna Anwar and Scot Marciel for a discussion of Washington’s strategic alternatives in its relations with Jakarta and Southeast Asia.