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International Diplomacy

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Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Improves in Second Year, but Still Much to Do
In 2022, the Biden administration stepped up its game in Southeast Asia by showing up in person, clarifying its approach in key strategy documents, and boosting cooperation. But one obvious problem that remains is that it still has no real economic strategy to counter China in the region.
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Jan 10, 2023
Foreign Policy
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman

Indonesia

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Indonesia Is Looking for More Than Security Support from the United States
Rather than remain aloof from the new great power competition between the United States and China, Indonesia has quietly, albeit determinedly, favored relations with Washington, though in reality, it does not have much of a choice.
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Sep 14, 2022
Nikkei Asia
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Indonesia

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Indonesia Is Quietly Warming Up to China
Improving China-Indonesia relations could have profound geostrategic significance for the United States. Washington may want to focus on assistance that would benefit Indonesia itself, not just the United States in its competition with China.
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Jun 7, 2021
Foreign Policy
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Counterterrorism

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Are Counter Violent Extremism Interventions Effective?
Government efforts to counter the propaganda and radicalization that lead to violent extremism are becoming more common around the world, but there's little research on whether such programs work. It is critical to conduct more research to tease out which programs are most effective.
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Sep 11, 2020
The RAND Blog
Todd C. Helmus @Helmus, Elizabeth Bodine-Baron @bodinebaron
Indonesia

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Why Is China Pressing Indonesia Again Over Its Maritime Claims?
China sparked a major maritime confrontation with Indonesia near the South China Sea in December when dozens of Chinese fishing vessels, along with a coast guard escort, entered waters off the Natuna Islands. What drove Beijing to stake out its sovereignty claims against Indonesia at this particular time? And what can Indonesia and other regional neighbors expect of Chinese behavior going forward?
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Jan 16, 2020
World Politics Review
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Wildfires

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Uncovering the Links Between Fires and Public Health in Equatorial Asia
Fires in Indonesia, if left unchecked, could cause an average of 36,000 premature deaths annually across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Researchers built a tool that models the effect of the fires on public health.
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Oct 25, 2019
Google Earth and Earth Engine on Medium
Miriam E. Marlier
The Islamic State (Terrorist Organization)

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Southeast Asia Loves ISIS, but Is the Feeling Mutual?
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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Sep 16, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Zachary Abuza, Colin P. Clarke
Environmental Pollution

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We Built an App to Detect Areas Most Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Haze
Forest and land-use fires are ravaging Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan islands. Haze from these fires is life-threatening; inhaling smoke can cause heart and respiratory diseases, leading to premature deaths. We developed a new tool to provide decisionmakers with information to protect people who live downwind.
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Sep 10, 2019
The Conversation
Tianjia Liu, Miriam E. Marlier, et al.
Indonesia

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What Jokowi’s Reelection Means for Indonesia
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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Apr 25, 2019
Foreign Affairs
Jonah Blank
Indonesia

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Assessing Recent Developments in Indonesian Maritime Security
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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Oct 12, 2018
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
Lyle J. Morris
Military Ships and Naval Vessels

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Indonesia-China Tensions in the Natuna Sea: Evidence of Naval Efficacy Over Coast Guards?
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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Jul 5, 2016
The Diplomat
Lyle J. Morris
Migrants

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Matching and Migration: Lessons from a Resettlement Programme in Indonesia
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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Apr 5, 2016
International Growth Centre Blog
Alexander D. Rothenberg, Samuel Bazzi, et al.
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From Glasgow to Kashmir
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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Sep 22, 2014
Foreign Policy
Jonah Blank
Indonesia

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Good Guy Gamble: What to Expect from Indonesia's Jokowi
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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Jul 17, 2014
Foreign Affairs
Jonah Blank
Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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China's ASEAN Outreach
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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Oct 4, 2013
Arms Proliferation and Control

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Asia's Nonproliferation Laggards: China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia
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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Feb 9, 2009
Wall Street Journal Asia
Charles Wolf, Jr.
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Indonesia as a Test Case
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Mar 19, 2003
International Herald Tribune
Angel Rabasa
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Moderates Against Extremists
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Oct 31, 2002
International Herald Tribune
Angel Rabasa
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Stop Snubbing Indonesia's Military
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Aug 2, 2002
International Herald Tribune
Angel Rabasa
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Working Together: Megawati and the Terrorists
Published commentary by RAND staff
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Mar 11, 2002
Asian Wall Street Journal
Angel Rabasa

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Software supply chain security has emerged as a leading risk because of the massively fragmented and decentralized nature of modern software development. Unlike other problems in cybersecurity, this is a discrete problem, where the data exist. Information required to map software dependents or dependencies is knowable because there exists a finite limit to the number of nodes and dependencies.

Sasha Romanosky

Senior Policy Researcher

Source: The Hill

Compared to White women, Black women are 3.7 times more likely to die and Asian women 1.8 times more likely to die during or within the 6 weeks after pregnancy.…[W]omen experiencing disadvantage (e.g. domestic abuse, mental health illness, substance abuse) [are] also at greater risk of death during or soon after pregnancy.

Lucy Hocking

Senior Analyst

Source: The RAND Blog

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Indonesia

Biden's Southeast Asia Policy Improves in Second Year, but Still Much to Do

Indonesia Is Looking for More Than Security Support from the United States

Indonesia Is Quietly Warming Up to China

Are Counter Violent Extremism Interventions Effective?

Why Is China Pressing Indonesia Again Over Its Maritime Claims?

Uncovering the Links Between Fires and Public Health in Equatorial Asia

Southeast Asia Loves ISIS, but Is the Feeling Mutual?

We Built an App to Detect Areas Most Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Haze

What Jokowi’s Reelection Means for Indonesia

Assessing Recent Developments in Indonesian Maritime Security

Indonesia-China Tensions in the Natuna Sea: Evidence of Naval Efficacy Over Coast Guards?

Matching and Migration: Lessons from a Resettlement Programme in Indonesia

From Glasgow to Kashmir

Good Guy Gamble: What to Expect from Indonesia's Jokowi

China's ASEAN Outreach

Asia's Nonproliferation Laggards: China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia

Indonesia as a Test Case

Moderates Against Extremists

Stop Snubbing Indonesia's Military

Working Together: Megawati and the Terrorists

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