Rise of Political Islam in Turkey
Posted by 27 November 2012
Political-Islam
Promoting religiosity in a quasi-mosaic society like Turkey would end up fuelling ethnic separation movements, because religion and sects function as the main factors in forming a different ethnic identity....
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The exhaustion of Greek political system and a society in flames
Posted by 18 November 2012
Austerity
A state that appears for a long-standing period unable to fill its institutional and governmental gaps is inevitably exposed to any attempt of destabilization and manipulation by forces – internal or not – which carefully await to benefit from its degradation....
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The Asian Century – An Australian Opportunity
Posted by 28 October 2012
RedFlags
The fundamental message of the White Paper is that the Asian century will offer enormous opportunities for Australia across all sectors of our economy — including resources, services, agriculture and manufacturing....
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Mixed messages in the Indonesia–Australia relationship
Posted by 18 October 2012
Yudhoyono_Gillard
Indonesia and Australia look at the region and the world from different historical and cultural perspectives, and this sometimes leads to their leaders speaking at cross purposes....
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The Palestinian Question
Posted by 26 July 2012
UNSC
There are no other approaches that can give the Palestinians and the international community the confidence that Israel is serious when it speaks about peace or resolution of the conflict. ...
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Hu’s in Town…?
Posted by 13 April 2012
Husintown
A couple days before the start of the 20th ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, I ventured to the Peace Palace, where the Summit would be taking place. To my surprise, my friends and I were greeted by a banner that had little to do with the ASEAN Summit. The eye-brow raising banner read: “Welcoming the State Visit of the President of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr. Hu Jintao”. “Interesting,”I figured. And things got more interesting when I took a sunset trip to the Cambodian Royal Palace, and was welcomed by the proud photos of Cambodian Royal Family with...
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ASEAN at the Crossroads of Regionalism
Posted by 20 January 2012
Summit
After four decades of removing itself as the pawns in a venue of superpower rivalry, Southeast Asia was suddenly finding itself as the backyard of potential 21st Century enmity. A gripping climate exacerbated by ‘intelligence assessments’ which clearly show that despite the diplomatic smiles, rivalry is in the air....
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Time for fourth generation ‘bebas aktif’ to rise
Posted by 26 December 2011
fourth
There will be periods over the coming years where new domestic fault lines may be thrust to into sway, either for or against particular powers. Hence, the vigilance of the past is recalled, a call to arms for the fourth generation ‘bebas aktif’....
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Making sense of a brief eclipse
Posted by 24 November 2011
upforgrabs
The incident was a breach of protocol and it stirred up quite a ruckus among Indonesian diplomats, fueling speculation that it was a sign of things to come: Dino taking over the leadership at Pejambon. Some even suggested this could happen next year....
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Competing visions: EAS in the regional architecture debate
Posted by 17 November 2011
VIETNAM 17TH ASEAN SUMMIT AND RELATED SUMMITS
What will this new architecture look like, and under what conditions might it succeed in delivering the peace and prosperity dividends desired by its stakeholders? At least three visions, or unofficial ‘schools’ of thought, are in contention in the region....
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Peace, like war, must be waged: FM
Posted by 14 November 2011
marty
“The world view that we offer is the dynamic equilibrium that I have been talking about for the past year or so. Not preponderant power, no dominant power that can threaten anyone.” – Marty Natalegawa In September I had the chance to interview the foreign minister on the sidelines of the UN’s 66th General Assembly, in which Palestine’s application for a full membership was THE issue. However, for the sake of avoiding a repetition of content, my questions were not about the historic bid but about other matters concerning global governance. The interview first appeared in the Post on October...
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The South China Sea and ASEAN–China relations
Posted by 11 November 2011
Some principles in the DOC that have been agreed to by ASEAN and China are important for keeping the peace in the South China Sea and should be followed voluntarily until a more legally binding CoC can be finalized and implemented....
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