Indonesia should tackle the job and income insecurities that plague its large young workforce, to help prevent them being lured into joining violent extremist groups.
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Australia’s policy to stop the flow of asylum seeker boats to its shores has increased the number of refugees stranded in Indonesia.
There is every sign the underlying causes of forced migration – war, repression, ethnic conflict, climate change displacement and rampant human trafficking – will continue.
Last year, fires burned 2 million hectares of peatlands in Indonesia. The country wants to restore them. But first it needs to know the extent and depth of its peatlands.
The recent anti-gay comments by Indonesian public officials may inspire militant Islamists with a propensity for violence to physically harm LGBT people.
A school set up by asylum seekers and refugees in the West Java town Cisarua, Indonesia, is a community-led initiative that Australian and Indonesian governments should model and support.
Southeast Asia’s biggest economy is eyeing to join the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, already signed by a dozen countries, including Australia.
Why and how do new religious movements emerge? And how can Indonesia protect religious freedom amid hostility towards unorthodox religious groups?
Oscar nominated documentary The Look of Silence follows an optometrist whose brother was killed in Indonesia’s 1965 massacre. But to understand the bigger picture, viewers should watch its prequels.
A recent onslaught against gays and lesbians in Indonesia shows a fresh wave of moral panic over homosexuality in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
Indonesia’s media landscape may be a model which Australia is emulating as it looks to change media ownership laws. There are positives to this, but also causes for concern.
Next time you plan a holiday you can rest assured that wildlife sightseeing can help some threatened species.
Female genital mutilation have long been carried out by traditional circumcisers in Indonesia. In recent years, the ritual has been increasingly institutionalised into medical practice.
Indonesia should cultivate a culture of peer-review to support academics produce basic social research, essential in creating good policies in the world’s fourth most populous country.
Indonesia has both the world’s largest Muslim population and a vibrant young democracy.
Indonesians reacted defiantly on social media after the bombings and shootings in Jakarta last week. But how effective is the response on social media in countering terrorism?
Fighting terrorism purely through security measures will not be enough. Indonesia should devise policies to rehabilitate and monitor former convicted terrorists to prevent recidivism.
IS has claimed a wave of deadly bombings and shootings in Jakarta, but its long-feared Asian campaign is yet to materialise in earnest.
What is the landscape of Indonesia’s terror groups? And what threat does the country face following Thursday’s deadly attacks in Jakarta?
Creative industries have the potential to provide much needed jobs in Indonesia. But, without a law on creative economy, industries are being subjected to rigid sectoral regulations.
Top contributors
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Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Director of China-Indonesia Desk, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)
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Associate Lecturer, School of Government, Universitas Jendral Achmad Yani
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor, Bielefeld University
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Lecturer in International Relations, Binus University
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PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII)
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Assistant Professor in International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
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Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University
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Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
