Ben Bland

Country: Australia

Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia, Ben Bland, is the author of Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia. He was previously an award-winning correspondent for the Financial Times, based in Jakarta, Hong Kong and Hanoi. His first book was the critically acclaimed, Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow.

Direktur Program Asia Tenggara di Lowy Institute di Sydney, Australia, Ben Bland, adalah penulis Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia. Ia sebelumnya adalah koresponden pemenang penghargaan untuk Financial Times, yang berbasis di Jakarta, Hong Kong, dan Hanoi. Buku pertamanya banyak mendapat pujian, berjudul Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China’s Shadow.