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Save to My PortfolioNatural Disasters: Thinking Beyond Immediate Response

Elizabeth Ferris, October 02, 2009, Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

Natural Disasters: Thinking Beyond Immediate ResponseThe tragic earthquake in Sumatra, the tsunami in Samoa and the typhoon that hit the Philippines are just the latest in an increasing number of natural disasters. Last year alone natural disasters affected over 200 million people, killing 16,000 and displacing close to 50 million. Elizabeth Ferris evaluates the international capacity to respond to major disasters and argues that more should be done to reduce their impact. Read More

Asia, Indonesia, Natural Disasters, Cuba, Climate Change

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Save to My PortfolioThe Jihadists Strike Back in Indonesia

Bruce Riedel, July 17, 2009, The Daily Beast

The Jihadists Strike Back in IndonesiaThe attacks in Indonesia on July 17 remind us that vigilance must be maintained at all times against Al Qaeda’s varied affiliates and franchises, writes Saban Center Senior Fellow Bruce Riedel. Even when they appeared defeated in recent years, particularly in Indonesia or in Saudi Arabia, these groups can recover and strike again. Read More

Terrorism, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Islamic World

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAn Institutional Gap for Disaster IDPs

Roberta Cohen, April 06, 2009, Forced Migration Review #32

An Institutional Gap for Disaster IDPsClimate change is expected to sharply increase the number and severity of natural disasters, displacing millions on all continents. Roberta Cohen argues that the international community needs to recognize "disaster IDPs" and establish new institutional arrangements to protect their human rights. Read More

Natural Disasters, Internal Displacement, Human Rights, International Organizations, Indonesia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRegional Voices in Global Governance: The Role of Advocacy

Lex Rieffel, March 25, 2009, The Globalist

Among the powerful members of the G-8 and G-20, which countries serve as advocates not just for themselves, but for their entire region? And what motivates them to do so? In a recent commentary in The Globalist, Lex Rieffel explains how Indonesia is able to speak for ASEAN, while China is only able to speak for itself. Read More

Global Governance, G8 Summit, G-20 Summit, Indonesia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDateline Indonesia: Barack, Hillary and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Lex Rieffel, February 16, 2009, The Globalist

Dateline Indonesia: Barack, Hillary and Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoSecretary of State Hillary Clinton's first overseas trip will include a visit to Indonesia. Lex Rieffel explains how engagement with Indonesia will be key to U.S. relations with Asia. Read More

Indonesia, Diplomacy, Global Economics, Asia, G-20 Summit

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Save to My PortfolioEast Asia in the Spotlight: Secretary of State Clinton’s First Trip Abroad

Thursday, February 12, 2009
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies and the John L. Thornton China Center hosted a discussion on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s first trip abroad. Secretary Clinton will visit Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China and is expected to address the challenges facing the international community, including the global financial crisis, humanitarian issues, regional security and climate change. Read More

Asia, Japan, China, Indonesia, South Korea

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Save to My PortfolioObama's First Trip as President

Michael Fullilove, December 15, 2008, The New York Times

During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised that in the first 100 days of his administration he would "travel to a major Islamic forum and deliver an address to redefine our struggle." Michael Fullilove suggests there is no better place than Indonesia. Read More

Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Indonesia, Islamic World, The Presidency

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Save to My PortfolioPost-Tsunami Aid Effectiveness in Aceh: Proliferation and Coordination in Reconstruction

Harry Masyrafah and Jock MJA McKeon, November 30, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Post-Tsunami Aid Effectiveness in Aceh: Proliferation and Coordination in ReconstructionOn December 26, 2004, an earthquake followed by a devastating tsunami killed more than 150,000 people and displaced an estimated 700,000 inhabitants in Aceh, Indonesia. With unprecedented damage to the region, Aceh received an influx of aid and assistance—the largest reconstruction program in the developing world at the time. Project consultants Harry Masyrafah and Jock MJA McKeon analyze the aid effectiveness by examining the international community’s response to the disaster, challenges in reconstruction, and coordination of the aid agencies involved. Read More

Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Development, Economic Development, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioThe Interplay Between U.S. Foreign Policy and Political Islam in Post-Soeharto Indonesia

Mohammad Syafi’i Anwar, September 30, 2008, The Brookings Institution

To understand how U.S. policy plays into the politics of Islam in Indonesia, Mohammad Syafi’i Anwar argues it should be analyzed within a global context. Anwar believes that the U.S. should continue to support progressive-liberal Islam and embrace moderate Muslim, as well as improve public diplomacy in the Muslim World and address the ideologies that underlie terrorism. Read More

Indonesia, Islamic World, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Diplomacy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioSoft Power in East Asia

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

On June 17, the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a seminar to announce and examine the findings of a groundbreaking public opinion survey on the current and potential use of soft power in East Asia by the United States, China, Japan and South Korea. Read More

China, Japan, Taiwan, Asia, South Korea

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Save to My PortfolioIndonesia's Democracy Lessons

Lex Rieffel, January 31, 2008, The Globalist

Following the passing of Indonesia's former president, Lex Rieffel discusses the lessons of Suharto's legacy. Read More

Global Governance, Indonesia, Asia, Islamic World, Foreign Policy

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Save to My PortfolioSuharto’s Legacy and the Future of Indonesia

Lex Rieffel, January 28, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The former president of Indonesia, Suharto, passed away after several weeks in critical condition following multiple organ failure. In an online Q&A, Brookings’s Lex Rieffel, an expert on Indonesia, examines Suharto’s power and influence over Indonesia and discusses what’s next for the world’s fourth most populous country. Read More

Global Governance, Indonesia, Asia, Islamic World, Foreign Policy

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Interplay Between U.S. Foreign Policy and Political Islam in Indonesia

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
3:00 PM to 9/18/2007 4:30:00 PM
Washington, DC

While some Indonesians hold radical and anti-American sentiments, others admire the United States and share the same values of freedom, multiculturalism, and democracy. Read More

Islamic World, Indonesia

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Save to My PortfolioIndonesia: Ten Years After the Crisis

Lex Rieffel, June 28, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Opinion by Lex Rieffel, The Brookings Institution (6/28/07) Read More

Macroeconomics, BRICs, Indonesia, Global Economics, Asia

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Save to My PortfolioOut of Business and On Budget: The Challenge of Military Financing in Indonesia

Lex Rieffel and Jaleswari Pramodhawardani, June 01, 2007

Defense#Defense budget and appropriations Read More

Global Governance, Asia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Defense Budget

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Lex Rieffel

Lex Rieffel

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Lex Rieffel is an expert on emerging markets finance, sovereign debt restructuring, international financial institutions, U.S. foreign assistance strategy, overseas volunteer service and Indonesia. He is a former U.S. Treasury official and teaches a graduate course at George Washington University.
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Wing Thye Woo

Wing Thye Woo

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development
New Century Chair in International Trade and Economics

Wing Thye Woo is an expert on the East Asian economies, particularly China, Indonesia and Malaysia. He has advised the U.S. Treasury Department, the IMF, World Bank and the United Nations. He specializes in exchange rates, economic growth, regional economic disparity and financial sector development.
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ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

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The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

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As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

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The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

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Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

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Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

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Richard Joseph is John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University. Former fellow of The Carter Center, Atlanta, he focuses on African governance, political economy, and democratization.

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