
Indonesia and West Papua Relations – (Long) Road to Move Forward?
By Abid A. Adonis, external contributor for Asia Centre. Abid A. Adonis Article N°2021 9 Click Here To Download Abstract Since its integration to Indonesia’s territory the West Papua question has consistently put Jakarta in an uncomfortable position. The Dutch post-colonial and Suharto post-authoritarian legacies have historically polarised deep divisions among West Papuans internally and generated a complex relational pattern with the Indonesian central government. The rise of President Joko Widodo to power in 2014 and his re-election in 2019 brought new hope in West Papua. Despite Widodo’s economic achievements…