Peter Gelling

Peter Gelling was an editor at GlobalPost.He used to be the Social Media Editor.He was formerly the deputy editor for the Middle East and Africa.And before that he reported from Indonesia from 2004 to 2010 for GlobalPost, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times.

Deja vu! This whole standoff with Iran has happened before

May 13, 2017Conflict

Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz before. But war didn’t happen that time either.

Indonesia’s militaristic underbelly

March 10, 2017Agence France-Presse

Trouble in Paradise?

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

A murder trial verdict provides little closure

March 10, 2017Politics

Indonesia ferry disaster: just one sign of trouble

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

For Which It Stands: Indonesia

March 10, 2017Agence France-Presse

From Islam to “nasi goreng,” Indonesians hope Obama’s familiarity with them breeds friendship.

Watching for disaster

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Meet Budi Waluyo, the man tasked with sounding the alarm when disaster strikes.

Indonesia’s “love shacks”

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Outside Jakarta, prostitution morphs into a deeper feeling for one rare working girl.

Beware Indonesia’s “road pirates”

March 10, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Amid weakening economy, violence surges in Jakarta and police may be part of the problem.

Indonesia’s next president?

March 10, 2017Politics

Prabowo Subianto, a former general with deep ties to ex-Indonesian dictator Suharto, remakes himself.