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The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)
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Southeast Asia Loves ISIS, but Is the Feeling Mutual?
Zachary Abuza, Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Sep 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
As the ISIS core in Iraq and Syria attempts to rebuild, Baghdadi and his lieutenants will have to make difficult decisions about where to allocate resources. Now that the caliphate is gone and ISIS must transform into an insurgency, the largely untested lands of Southeast Asia may yield rich rewards.
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Environmental Pollution
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We Built an App to Detect Areas Most Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Haze
Tianjia Liu, Miriam Elizabeth Marlier, Jonathan J. Buonocore, Loretta J. Mickley, Ruth S. DeFries
Sep 10, 2019
The Conversation
Forest and land-use fires are ravaging Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan islands. Haze from these fires threatens lives as inhaling smoke can cause heart and respiratory diseases, leading to premature deaths. We developed a new online tool to provide decision-makers with information to protect people living downwind from the fires.
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Indonesia
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What Jokowi’s Reelection Means for Indonesia
Jonah Blank
Apr 25, 2019
Foreign Affairs
On April 17, Indonesia conducted the largest single-day vote in any nation's history. President Joko Widodo has likely netted a second term. What does that mean for his nation and its place in the world?
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Indonesia
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Assessing Recent Developments in Indonesian Maritime Security
Lyle J. Morris @LyleJMorris
Oct 12, 2018
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
Despite a daunting set of maritime challenges, Indonesia has placed renewed emphasis on maritime security governance. While the programs in place may take decades to bear fruit, Indonesia is on the path to securing the waterways and infrastructure so key to its overall economic development.
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Military Ships and Naval Vessels
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Indonesia-China Tensions in the Natuna Sea: Evidence of Naval Efficacy Over Coast Guards?
Lyle J. Morris @LyleJMorris
Jul 5, 2016
The Diplomat
The notion that Southeast Asian countries should employ coast guards instead of navies to enforce maritime laws had been gaining currency. But many of the coast guard fleets lack sufficient capacity to deal with the threats along their coast and in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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Migrants
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Matching and Migration: Lessons from a Resettlement Programme in Indonesia
Alexander D. Rothenberg, Samuel Bazzi, Arya Gaduh, Maisy Wong
Apr 5, 2016
International Growth Centre Blog
With careful planning, resettlement remains a feasible and politically attractive option for coping with environmentally-induced migration in many settings. The lessons from Indonesia's Transmigration program can help inform ongoing resettlement planning.
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Politics and Government
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From Glasgow to Kashmir
Jonah Blank
Sep 22, 2014
Foreign Policy
Scotland's vote could be a step toward disrupting the historical pattern of independence being won by force, not granted after a vote. This was the paradigm of the past, and it remains the paradigm of the present. But the vote in Scotland just might help set a new roadmap for the future.
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Indonesia
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Good Guy Gamble: What to Expect from Indonesia's Jokowi
Jonah Blank
Jul 17, 2014
Foreign Affairs
The preliminary verdict of Indonesia's presidential election suggests that nice guys can finish first. That could be good news for Indonesia, Southeast Asia, the United States, and the world. But that comes with two big caveats: The initial results must be confirmed by the final tally, and the losing candidate must accept that he has lost.
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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China's ASEAN Outreach
Oct 4, 2013
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for greater cooperation between his country and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during remarks delivered Oct. 3 before the Indonesian parliament. But Angel Rabasa, a RAND senior political scientist, says improved relations between China and its neighbors will depend more on action than on words.
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Arms Proliferation and Control
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Asia's Nonproliferation Laggards: China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia
Charles Wolf, Jr.
Feb 9, 2009
Wall Street Journal Asia
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ranks as one of the biggest challenges facing the Obama administration. Luckily, Mr. Obama has a tool to combat this threat, in the form of the Proliferation Security Initiative.... The trick now will be to convince key Asian countries to participate, writes Charles Wolf Jr.
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Indonesia as a Test Case
Angel Rabasa
Mar 19, 2003
International Herald Tribune
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Moderates Against Extremists
Angel Rabasa
Oct 31, 2002
International Herald Tribune
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Stop Snubbing Indonesia's Military
Angel Rabasa
Aug 2, 2002
International Herald Tribune
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Working Together: Megawati and the Terrorists
Angel Rabasa
Mar 11, 2002
Asian Wall Street Journal
Published commentary by RAND staff
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