ASEAN ASEAN Membership: An Unrequited Dream for Timor-Leste? December 22, 2017 1 Written by Sapna Raheem. Timor-Leste is the 21st century's first independent nation. This young nation was an ex-territory of Indonesia, and before that, it was…
Tourism The Rise of Overseas Voluntourism in China November 14, 2017 0 Written by Nyíri Pál. I am Ao Xuan, third-year tourism management student, currently applying for internships in South America and Africa (…) In 2013, I…
ASEAN Rohingya crisis: ASEAN’s problems go beyond a religious rift October 2, 2017 1 Written by Ronan Lee. Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis is a man-made humanitarian disaster. The actions of Myanmar’s military in northern Rakhine state are accurately described by…
ASEAN 50 years of ASEAN dealing with major powers: Indonesia’s perspective August 24, 2017 1 Written by Moch Faisal Karim & Wendy A. Prajuli. This year marks the 50th anniversary of ASEAN which, despite criticism for its slow progress, has…
Extremism Understanding Indonesia’s ISIL Context August 3, 2017 1 Written by Joshua Snider Amidst the spectre of ISIL attributed terror across Europe, Africa and Asia, concerns about the globalised and amorphous nature of ISIL…
Islam What Explains Rising Islamism in Indonesia? August 1, 2017 2 Written by Alexander R Arifianto. The Defending Islam protests, organized by Islamist groups such as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), recently led to former Jakarta…
ASEAN Indonesia, the Philippines, Migrant Workers, and Drugs June 30, 2017 0 Written by Linda Quayle. Indonesia and the Philippines share much more than a convoluted archipelagic geography. In the context of the community-building plans put forward…
China China’s Critical Year April 24, 2017 0 Written by William Hurst. In his Independence Day Speech, on 17 August 1964, Sukarno famously declared the start of what he called the “Year of…
Australia Australia and Indonesia: Indispensable Partners in Counterterrorism February 15, 2017 1 Written by Jacinta Carroll. Last week a senior Australian government delegation—led by Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell—was in Jakarta on what appears to…
Security The Caliphate’s Influence in Southeast Asia February 14, 2017 9 Written by Rohan Gunaratna. The Islamic State (IS) is eclipsing the traditional influence of al-Qaeda in the Southeast Asian threat landscape. With the waning influence…
