Indonesia: 2014

Political conversations migrated from coffee shops ( warung ) to Facebook and Twitter. Indonesia had one of the largest user bases for both platforms globally at the time. Both campaigns deployed massive "cyber armies." The "Cyber Troops" became a household term, marking the beginning of Indonesia’s struggles with hoaxes (hoax news), doctored images, and political polarization in the digital sphere.

If you look for the keyword "Indonesia 2014" in news archives, you will find a chaotic mosaic: fiery legislative campaigns, a nail-biting presidential race that went down to the wire, a sudden crash in commodity prices, and a bold fuel subsidy gamble. Here is the definitive story of Indonesia in 2014. indonesia 2014

Outgoing President Yudhoyono’s foreign policy was described as "a thousand friends, zero enemies." Jokowi, even before taking office, signaled a radical shift. Political conversations migrated from coffee shops ( warung