How Much More Trump Trouble Can Indonesia’s Prabowo Take?

That Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto skipped the annual inaugural proceedings of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) this year is not so unusual—after all, so did the leaders of China, Germany, India, Mexico, South Africa, and a host of other nations. Nonetheless, Prabowo’s absence has prompted speculation that he intended to send a message by avoiding a visit to the United States. Although Jakarta officially cited Prabowo’s need to address domestic priorities, some Indonesian experts see his absence as reflecting growing frustration with Washington following Jakarta’s attempts to align with Trump administration priorities. At last year’s UNGA, Prabowo publicly offered considerable…