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Buddhist monks pray in front of a picture of Thailand’s new king at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok on December 1. Jorge Silva/Reuters

December 2, 2016

Thailand’s future under King Rama X: lessons from three Asian countries

Patrick Jory, The University of Queensland

It would be short-sighted to believe that a more far-reaching transformation than a royal succession might not also be in store for the Kingdom of Thailand.

When governments and students collide, university systems wobble. Reuters

October 25, 2016

When politics and academia collide, quality suffers. Just ask Nigeria

Chris Changwe Nshimbi, University of Pretoria

The politicisation of academia definitely contributes to a decline in academic standards. This is a situation South Africa must work hard to avoid. It can learn from others on the continent.

Abdurrashim, 72, who served 12 years in detention for links to the communist party, attends a state-backed event on the controversial 1965 anti-communist purge. Reuters/Darren Whiteside

October 6, 2016

For reconciliation, Indonesians need to embrace a new understanding of the 1965 ‘anti-communist’ purge

Yosef Djakababa, Universitas Pelita Harapan

For decades, Indonesia's official national history was silent about the murders and incarceration of hundred thousands of people. Moving beyond that will require a new understanding of what happened.

Boosted by the anti-communist purge of 1965-66, Suharto ruled Indonesia for 32 years. Reuters/Enny Nuraheni

September 30, 2016

Backgrounder: what we know about Indonesia’s 1965 ‘anti-communist’ purge

Baskara T. Wardaya, Universitas Sanata Dharma

While the details of exactly what happened during Indonesia's 1965-66 massacre of 'communists' remain buried in the depths of time, here's what we do know.

Indonesia’s Communist Party had been part of the national political fabric since the 1920s and had contributed both major leaders and influential ideas to the nationalist movement. Wikimedia Commons

September 30, 2015

Behind the coup that backfired: the demise of Indonesia’s Communist Party

Robert Cribb, Australian National University

The killing of six army generals on October 1, 1965, became a pretext to destroy Indonesia's communist party.

President Joko Widodo is not crying over cuts to Australian aid for Indonesia. AAP Image/Eka Nickmatulhuda

May 15, 2015

How will a 40% cut in Australian aid affect Indonesia?

Don K. Marut, Bina Nusantara University

Australia has cut aid to Indonesia by 40%. That may cause diplomatic displeasure, but the country has restructured its development programs in recent years to be less dependent on foreign money.

A still from the film, The Act of Killing. ©2012 FINAL CUT FOR REAL APS, PIRAYA FILM AS AND NOVAYA ZEMLYA LTD

January 27, 2014

The Act of Killing: Oscar nod lifts the lid on Indonesia’s dark past

Adrian Vickers, University of Sydney

Academy Award nominations rarely enter into the domain of politics, and certainly have not delved into Indonesian politics in the past. This year, however, is different. US-British director Joshua Oppenheimer’s…

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Adrian Vickers
Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Sydney
Robert Cribb
Professor, School of Culture, History and Language, Australian National University
Patrick Jory
Senior Lecturer, Southeast Asian History, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
Don K. Marut
Lecturer in International Relations, Bina Nusantara University
Chris Changwe Nshimbi
Research Fellow & Deputy Director, University of Pretoria
Baskara T. Wardaya
Lecturer in History, and director of PUSDEMA (Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies), Universitas Sanata Dharma
Yosef Djakababa
Lecturer at the International Relations Department, Universitas Pelita Harapan