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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

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

Harry Masyrafah and Jock MJA McKeon, November 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

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

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

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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Save to My PortfolioMeasuring Indonesia's Response to the Tsunami

Roberta Cohen, January 12, 2006, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Speech by Roberta Cohen; Woodrow Wilson Center (1/12/06) Read More

Natural Disasters, Human Rights, Internal Displacement, Asia, Indonesia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIndonesia's Quiet Revolution

Lex Rieffel, September/October 2004, Foreign Affairs

Article by Lex Rieffel, Foreign Affairs, September/October 2004 Read More

Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Islamic World, Global Economics, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIndonesia in Transition

Lex Rieffel, April 01, 2004, The Brookings Institution

Opinion by Lex Rieffel (4/1/04) Read More

Indonesia, Elections, Southeast Asia

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioInternal Displacement in Indonesia: Toward an Integrated Approach

Tuesday, June 26, 2001
9:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Jakarta, Indonesia

The Brookings-CUNY Project, in collaboration with the Center for Research on Inter-Group Relations and Conflict Resolution (CERIC), the National Commission on Human Rights (KomnasHAM), OCHA, UNDP and UNHCR, will hold a seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia to raise visibility to the problem of internal displacement and identify ways of improving the national and international response. The meeting will discuss the establishment of a National Commission for IDPs and Community Recovery, the creation of effective information system on IDPs, programs to rebuild trust and solidarity among different ethnic and religious groups, the Guiding Principles, and other issues related to displacement in Indonesia, such as addressing the basic needs of IDPs, the special needs of IDP women and children, education, safety and protection, economic empowerment, information systems and coordination. Read More

Indonesia, Internal Displacement, Asia

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Save to My PortfolioIntroduction to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

Roberta Cohen, June 26, 2001, Seminar on Internal Displacement in Indonesia: Towards an Integrated Approach

The Guiding Principles identify the rights of the internally displaced and the obligations of governments toward these populations, and provide guidance to all other actors engaged with the internally displaced. Read More

Human Rights, Indonesia, Internal Displacement, Asia

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioInternal Displacement in Indonesia: Toward an Integrated Approach

Francis M. Deng, June 26, 2001, Seminar on Internal Displacement in Indonesia

Most of the countries affected by internal displacement in Asia have suffered from acute problems associated with nation-building. Unfortunately, there is considerable inconsistency in Asia, as elsewhere, in the extent to which those internally displaced receive protection and assistance. Read More

Human Rights, Indonesia, Internal Displacement, Asia

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioInternal Displacement in Asia

Tuesday, February 22, 2000
9:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Bangkok, Thailand

The Brookings Project on Internal Displacement, in collaboration with UNHCR, Forum Asia, the University of Chulalongkorn, Norwegian Refugee Council, and the U.S. Committee for Refugees is organizing a regional conference in Bangkok to focus attention on the problem of internal displacement in Asia and identify effective practices for addressing it. Read More

Human Rights, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar

Featured Experts

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

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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