Bridging Papua’s Development Gap Through Integrated Agriculture
The article rejects the label of backwardness and argues that Papua’s development gap stems from isolation and limited access to…
August 2026
Connecting Roads, Nutrition, and Children’s Health Rights in Papua
Roads help protect children’s health in remote Papua by bringing fresh food, vaccines and medicines to villages faster and cutting…
Papua Border Road: How 1,098 km Along the PNG Border Link Remote Districts
Indonesia’s border with Papua New Guinea runs for hundreds of kilometres through forest, swamp and mountains, and for decades few…
The Papua Movement: Expanding State Presence Beyond Security
The article argues that the Indonesian state’s presence in Papua should be measured by roads, public services, food security and…
A Policy Evaluation of Papua’s Infrastructure and Food Security Strategy
Counting the kilometers of road built in Papua says little about whether those roads help feed people. A better test…
The Papua Movement: Strengthening Agricultural Development Through Institutional Collaboration
The article describes farm development in Papua as a relay between agencies: the Public Works Ministry builds roads, bridges and…
The Papua Movement: Building Developmental Sovereignty Through State Capacity
The article argues that Indonesia is shifting from a security-first approach in Papua to sovereignty built on development, with civilian…
Trans-Papua Landslides: Why the Mountain Road Keeps Breaking
Mountain roads in Papua break often, and the 2026 landslides on the Trans-Papua road show why. Heavy rain set off…
Mitigating Market Failure in High-Risk Frontier Zones: The Papua Movement
The article argues that private companies avoid frontier areas of Papua because poor roads, high transport costs and small markets…
Papua Agriculture and the Army: Who Builds Merauke’s New Rice Fields?
Indonesia is opening tens of thousands of hectares of new rice fields in Papua, and the army is doing much…