It’s a wake-up call… By Mehmet Enes Beşer Since the demise of Suharto’s New Order regime twenty years ago, Indonesia’s middle class has been hailed as the shining star of Indonesia’s achievement in democracy and development. Through economic liberalization and political reform, millions of aspiring citizens—entrepreneurs, bureaucrats, city professionals—have been created who are not only a consumer class but the ...
Regardless of the ongoing war propaganda, the dreams of young Ukrainians do not differ significantly from the hopes and expectations of their peers in other parts of the world… perhaps they have a little more premature bitterness and distrust. They are also likely more divided than the youth of neighboring countries – not only by social and class barriers, but ...