Indonesia's democratisation since 1998 has been accompanied by armed separatist struggles in Aceh and Irian Jaya. There has also been ethnic and religious conflict in Maluku (the Spice Islands) and other provinces. At the same time, Islamic movements have grown in strength. Other states in South-East Asia and beyond are increasingly concerned over the possible security threats from these problems. Refugee crises, spreading religious and ethnic conflict, and piracy are their main worries. This book provides an up-to-date and in-depth analysis of the growing problems of the world's fourth most...
Indonesia's democratisation since 1998 has been accompanied by armed separatist struggles in Aceh and Irian Jaya. There has also been ethnic and relig...
Like most years in the 50-year history of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), 2008 saw events that could have significant consequences for international relations and global balances of power. These included the election of Barack Obama as US president; the brief war in Georgia, which caused the West to look at Russia with more watchful eyes; and a cataclysmic crisis in the world's financial markets that seemed to threaten globalisation and even capitalism, and to herald a period of greater economic austerity.
Even as these events occurred, the security issues and...
Like most years in the 50-year history of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), 2008 saw events that could have significant con...
