Archive - The Reformist by Think Policy

From cash counters to virtual stalls

A story on local digital service reform from Southeast Sulawesi

Apr 9 • Laode Buzyali Sanbigs

Dari loket tunai ke bilik virtual

Sebuah cerita reformasi digitalisasi layanan di daerah dari Sulawesi Tenggara

Apr 9 • Laode Buzyali Sanbigs

Why the Iran-US war strengthens Indonesia’s case for decarbonization

Beyond the environmental benefit, it could achieve energy affordability and industrial competitiveness

Apr 8 • Brurce Muhammad Mecca

Have decades of justice reform efforts come to fruition at all? Rifqi Assegaf tells the tale

A new podcast episode is now live on YouTube

Apr 7 • The Reformist Desk

March 2026

Polygon under the scorching sun

A quiet reform toward food self-sufficiency

Mar 31 • Ridho Gunawan

Poligon di bawah terik matahari

Reformasi sunyi menuju swasembada pangan

Mar 31 • Ridho Gunawan

Editorial: Indonesia must leverage US Supreme Court tariff ruling to go back to negotiating table

The government hinges a lot on an “in accordance with domestic law” clause that does not exist

Mar 28 • The Reformist Desk

An oil crisis is the best argument for going electric

How a transition to electric two-wheelers can help Indonesia brace under an unpredictable international order

Mar 23 • Insan Ridho

Editorial: Terror against activists at home as Indonesia chairs the UN Human Rights Council

The current administration remains a walking contradiction in the face of human rights

Mar 19 • The Reformist Desk

Meet The Reformist Insiders

The winners of our first-ever writing competition are finally here. Their stories are worth the wait

Mar 18 • The Reformist Desk

How MBG rolled back everything good about Indonesia’s past free meal programs

The Prabowo administration chose to look past what could have been a decent foundation for MBG

Mar 17 • Ravio Patra

How “two kids are enough” became the norm

Unraveling the family planning program that redefined the course of Indonesia’s development

Mar 11 • The Reformist Desk

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