Joseph Rachman


Joseph Rachman is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Southeast Asia Brief. He is a freelance journalist based in Jakarta.

Articles by Joseph Rachman
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (left), alongside vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, speaks to supporters at an event in Jakarta on Feb. 14.
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto (left), alongside vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, speaks to supporters at an event in Jakarta on Feb. 14.
Passengers wait for information about their flights at Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila.
Passengers wait for information about their flights at Terminal 3 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stands in the middle of a crowd of supporters on the street, their hands reaching out to him as he smiles. Razak wears a suit and glasses as he stands outside a courthouse.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stands in the middle of a crowd of supporters on the street, their hands reaching out to him as he smiles. Razak wears a suit and glasses as he stands outside a courthouse.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speak during a rally at the Bukit Jalil indoor stadium in Kuala Lumpu.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speak during a rally at the Bukit Jalil indoor stadium in Kuala Lumpu.
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming stand beside each other, wearing matching turquoise bathrobes. Prabowo, a middle-aged man, gestures with an open hand as he speaks to Gibran, a younger man in his 30s.
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming stand beside each other, wearing matching turquoise bathrobes. Prabowo, a middle-aged man, gestures with an open hand as he speaks to Gibran, a younger man in his 30s.
A coal factory is seen from a distance, with five smokestacks spitting smoke into the sky at dusk. Power line cables snake across the foreground, blocking part of the factory building.
A coal factory is seen from a distance, with five smokestacks spitting smoke into the sky at dusk. Power line cables snake across the foreground, blocking part of the factory building.
Laborers wearing hats and neon safety vests pause their work to look at the camera. They stand in front of a scaffold-covered building with a cement truck beside it.
Laborers wearing hats and neon safety vests pause their work to look at the camera. They stand in front of a scaffold-covered building with a cement truck beside it.
A woman leans down against a desk to vote at a polling station in Malaysia. A cardboard privacy shield blocks her from view from the shoulders up.
A woman leans down against a desk to vote at a polling station in Malaysia. A cardboard privacy shield blocks her from view from the shoulders up.
Central Java Gov. Ganjar Pranowo sits in the back seat of a black car and waves to journalists in Bogor, Indonesia.
Central Java Gov. Ganjar Pranowo sits in the back seat of a black car and waves to journalists in Bogor, Indonesia.
A factory in Pomalaa, Indonesia.
A factory in Pomalaa, Indonesia.
A tourist looks for a rental motorcycle in Seminyak, Indonesia, on March 26.
A tourist looks for a rental motorcycle in Seminyak, Indonesia, on March 26.