Peter MacArthur holds a BA Joint Hons in Political Science and History from McGill University and was a Guy Drummond scholar at l’Institut d’études politique de Paris. Peter’s 40 year foreign service career focused on the Indo-Pacific region culminated in his appointments as ambassador of Canada to Indonesia, Timor Leste and the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
Indonesia today stands at a crossroads as the Southeast Asian giant prepares for newly elected Prabowo Subianto to succeed Jokowi, the popular two term President. This October, Jokowi will hand over power to his preferred and, for many, surprising successor. …
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This year features a record number of elections world-wide. More than 200 million Indonesians just voted in the traditionally high turnout one has come to expect in the world’s third largest democracy. So what do the results mean? What national …
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When you mention Indonesia to Canadians the usual image that might come to mind is the tropical island of Bali. And yet the world’s largest archipelagic country is so much more than palm trees and beaches. Indonesia is the world’s …
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