15 Sep, 2024 September 15, 2024 Indonesia, Uncategorized Pope of the peripheries Pope of the peripheries By Derwin Pereira It lies to the credit of Asia and Oceania that Pope Francis decided Read more
17 May, 2024 May 17, 2024 Indonesia, Viewpoints Prabowo must go for new thinking by : Derwin Pereira Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto's promise is to make Indonesia great again. Read more
06 Feb, 2023 February 6, 2023 Indonesia Indonesia consolidates its place in Asia Tourists in Bali cycle past Indonesian soldiers in this 2018 photo. Previously the default power in the nation, the army Read more
06 Feb, 2018 February 6, 2018 Indonesia HOW POLITICAL ISLAM IS GAINING GROUND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DESPITE THE FALL OF ISLAMIC STATE Derwin Pereira says the battlefield defeat of Islamic State should not be cause for complacency as political Islam makes inroads Read more
25 May, 2017 May 25, 2017 China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore NORMAL TIMES MUST END FOR TERROR TO BE FOUGHT What’s needed to get out of terror attacks being normal? First, liberal societies may have to permit illiberal laws that Read more
25 Apr, 2017 April 25, 2017 China, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea PENCE’S VISIT TO INDONESIA A GOOD SIGNAL FOR SOUTH-EAST ASIA United States Vice-President Mike Pence’s visit to Indonesia last week marked a welcome statement of American confidence in Indonesia and, Read more
06 Dec, 2016 December 6, 2016 China, Indonesia, Singapore JOKOWI SHOWS HIS LEADERSHIP METTLE AT ISLAMIC RALLY Last week’s mega-rally by Muslim hardliners in Jakarta took a dramatic turn when Indonesian President Joko Widodo turned up to Read more
12 Jul, 2016 July 12, 2016 China, Indonesia, Philippines CHINA SHOULDN’T SEE JAKARTA’S FRIENDSHIP AS SIGN OF WEAKNESS IN a dramatic gesture intended to refocus China’s attention on its relations with Indonesia, President Joko Widodo visited the Natuna Read more
28 Jun, 2016 June 28, 2016 China, Indonesia, Singapore BREXIT OFFERS A CAUTIONARY TALE FOR AN ASIA SEEKING GREATER INTEGRATION The shock British vote for an exit from the European Union (EU) sends out a chilling message that Asian institutions Read more
19 Jan, 2016 January 19, 2016 Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore JAKARTA ATTACK A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME The terrorist attack in Jakarta last week achieved little but foretells much. It signifies the renewal of an implacable religious Read more
06 Oct, 2015 October 6, 2015 China, Indonesia, Japan, United States INDONESIA’S ROLE IN A CHANGING ASIAN ORDER The recent passage of Japan’s security bills marked a watershed moment in Asian strategic relations. For the first time since Read more
18 Feb, 2015 February 18, 2015 Indonesia JAKARTA HOLDS KEY TO KEEPING S-E ASIA SAFE IN WAR ON TERROR As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) destabilises the Middle East, South-east Asia is likely to become the Read more