Indonesia Briefing
The following is a brief overview of the historical, political, military, and economic issues that Indonesia faces on the road to becoming a regional power.
Why Indonesia’s Papua Insurgency Has Reached a Strategic Stalemate
Widespread protests may have brought Papuan independence to the attention of global audiences last year, but that is unlikely to change the tense status quo in the region.
The Botswana Blueprint: Still a Model for Africa’s Development?
Botswana has long been viewed as a democratic exemplar on the continent, but its reputation is now being challenged.
Maldives: A Domestic Crisis with Geopolitical Consequences?
A political crisis in Maldives is presenting possible inroads for China’s ‘string of pearls’ strategy in the Indian Ocean.
Backgrounder: China’s Arctic Strategy
Beijing isn’t letting geography get in the way of it establishing a robust presence in the next great frontier of geopolitical competition.
American Decline
While US economic and (consequently) military might will decline, global integration ensures that change will be gradual. The reason for this is that those most able to crash the American economy have much to lose by doing so.
A Cuba Thaw in the Cards?
The United States and Cuba have exchanged high-level diplomatic overtures for the first time in decades.
‘Super Terrorism’ in India: Fact or Fiction?
The Geopoliticalmonitor’s Balasubramaniyan Viswanathan discuss the ongoing debate over whether there is a credible threat of nuclear, chemical, or biological terrorist attacks in India.
Is Iran’s Rouhani Administration on Borrowed Time?
The usually opaque factional infighting of Iranian politics has spilled out into the open, highlighting a Rouhani administration that’s teetering on the brink.