David Bourchier

Politics, history of Indonesia, autocracy and democracy, photography, diving, contemporary art, the Banda islands

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

🚨WTFFFF! Jerry Nadler pressed Bondi - why zero indictments for Epstein's abusers/enablers when DOJ indicts Trump's critics nonstop?

Bondi erupts, "They indicted Trump twice; they impeached him twice, and you, Mr. Nadler, were one of the leads on the impeachment."

You can't make this bullshit up.

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

This explanation of Trump’s tariffs as a means of consolidating political power makes sense.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

[Philippe Lazzarini @UNLazzarini]

🆘🆘 from our @UNRWA staff in northern #Gaza.

Nearly three weeks of non-stop bombardments from the Israeli Forces as the death toll increases.

Our staff report they cannot find food, water or medical care.
The smell of death is everywhere as bodies are left lying on the roads or under the rubble. Missions to clear the bodies or provide humanitarian assistance are denied.

In northern Gaza, people are just waiting to die.
They feel deserted, hopeless and alone. They live from one hour to the next, fearing death at every second.

Throughout the war over the past year, some UNRWA staff stayed in the north & did the impossible to provide aid to internally displaced people.
We kept some of our shelters open despite heavy bombardments & attacks on our buildings.

On behalf of our staff in northern Gaza, I am calling for an immediate truce, even if for few hours, to enable safe humanitarian passage for families who wish to leave the area & reach safer places.

This is the bare minimum to save the lives of civilians who have nothing to do with this conflict.

#CeaseFireNow

[Edward Aspinall @EdwardAspinall]

Read this truly excellent analysis of the Indonesian presidential election by @sdjaffrey and @evewarburton - “Explaining the Prabowo landslide”
https://t.co/Fzi4gqnZFv

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

@iwilson69 @ISEAS Insightful analysis of electoral democracy’s future under Prabowo by @iwilson69

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

@RatihKabinawa @JieChen_UWA Congratulations Ratih! It’s been a long hard road, but you made it. And it’s an excellent thesis!
👏👏👏🎉🥳

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

New article by my PhD student @ratihkabinawa

[Ratih Kabinawa 陸碧宜 @RatihKabinawa]

I have a new article published ✨

The Int Journal of China Studies has just published a new special issue on #Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy in SEA, providing a timely assessment of the policy.

I contributed an article on #Taiwan’s NSP in #Indonesia

https://t.co/0t7CYEU7h3

[A Umar @analispolitik]

Salah satu penjelasan yang cukup relevan untuk memahami fenomena di balik Kaesang dan PSI: satu artikel dari David Bourchier dan Windu Jusuf tentang "liberalisme" di Indonesia:

https://t.co/rx8kXS51yP

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

@liskramer Wow. Sorry to hear about it but good on you Lis 💪💪💪

[Matt Bevan @MatthewBevan]

When you look at charts like this, it really hammers home that WWII was pretty much a war between Germany and Russia, and a war between Japan and China, which other countries chipped in to.

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

@nelsxl Deadline extended by two days Mbak! See https://t.co/rg3CqVGWhK

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

New article by Windu Jusuf and myself in Asian Studies Review for a special issue on Asian liberalisms. Liberalism in Indonesia: Between Authoritarian Statism and Islamism https://t.co/QvTW3byI8y Paywalled but pre-pub version here https://t.co/nVjXOdwBUq

[Shannon Smith @bulejalan]

I will be presenting on Indonesian President Suharto’s Australian confidant, Clive Williams, at the 15th IIF hosted by @Yale. 25 September, 0700 EDT/1800 WIB/2100 AEST. Register:https://t.co/NBBomt2bw1

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

Indonesian Studies lecturer position at UWA. It is Level B, tenurable and the closing date is 23 October! https://t.co/rg3CqVGWhK

[merryl wahlin @merrylwahlin]

Cheaper uni degrees for students studying languages. This needs to be promoted at school level via careers advisors, professional associations. @MLTANSW @afmlta @mltav @MLTAQld @MLTAWA

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Map by @landgeist shows the share of the population that doesn’t speak a foreign language.

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

@ariel_heryanto Thanks Ariel. Yes, it is well worth signing up to the Copyright Agency Ltd and checking if you are owed money. I've had several three figure payouts, sometimes for ancient articles! https://t.co/JZwpJpVQDP

[David Bourchier @DavidBourchier]

Fascinating thread

[UWA Public Policy Institute @UWAPPI]

Please note that due to events in Canberra, this lecture organised by UWA Asian Studies has been rescheduled to Tuesday 31 May. Come along to hear from the Indonesian Ambassador 👇🇮🇩 @DavidBourchier

[UWA Public Policy Institute @UWAPPI]

UWA Asian Studies will be hosting a lecture by and Q&A with Indonesian Ambassador Dr Siswo Pramono on 'Indonesia-Australia bilateral relations and current security issues in the Indo-Pacific':
📅Wed 1 June, 4-5pm
🏢Hemsley Learning Centre, Reid Library
📜https://t.co/42aseBl8VY