The Wahhabi War on Indonesia’s Shiites
Indonesia’s Shi’a minority is under heavy attack by Saudi-funded Wahhabists.
Washington’s Strange Nuclear Bedfellows
The United States, as the world’s undisputed nuclear weapons superpower, should finally ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
New York Times Continues to Conceal U.S. Role in 1965 Indonesia Coup
Why is the New York Times still concealing the role that the United States played in the 1965 Indonesia coup?
Getting Into Bed With the Devil in Indonesia
Secretary of Defense Gates lifts ban on working with Indonesia’s brutal special forces.
World Bank Climate Profiteering
As it tries to paint its image green, the Bank backs an Indian coal plant being built by the Tata Group.
A World of Selfistans?
After Kosovo’s declaration of independence, is the world heading toward a proliferation of new states?
Indonesia’s Arms Appetite
Jakarta wants weapons. Lots of them. And the United States is happy to oblige.
The Next Leader of Myanmar?
Hint: it’s probably not Aung San Suu Kyi.
Enabling the Indonesian Military
The United States has a long history of complicity in Indonesia’s human rights abuses. As columnist Conn Hallinan explains, the Bush administration is unfortunately upholding that tradition.
Responding to Chinas Charm Offensive
Can China keep up the Mr. Nice Guy approach? How should the United States respond?
IMF Confidence Crisis
The International Monetary Fund is increasingly irrelevant and even its own assessment found major flaws in its track record in the poorest countries.
China and Southeast Asia
Beijing is wooing Southeast Asia. Washington can either try to break up the relationship, writes Evelyn Goh, or work out a more peaceable ménage a trois.
A Second Rebirth for East Timor?
Prodded in part by the Bush administration, the UN withdrew from East Timor too early. After several months of violence convulsed the island nation, the UN and the United States now have a second chance to get it right.
Phoenix Rising? Will the Bush Administration’s Actions Move Aceh Toward Peace or a Continued Descent Into Destruction?
Aceh, so long isolated from international view by the Indonesian government and military, is now??tragically??at the center of world attention.
“Response to ‘Rethinking Iraq'”
The principles that emerge will guide our work in Iraq and be the gauntlet we will throw down in front of this administration.