Southeast Asia

A few poorly organized men
Books
A few poorly organized men
This is the full pre-print text of 'A few poorly organized men: interreligious violence in Poso, Indonesia' by Dave McRae, published by Brill in May 2013.The hardcopy of…
Indonesian ties much tighter
Commentary
Indonesian ties much tighter
In an opinion piece in The Australian, Alan Dupont, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute, comments on the remarkable recovery in Australia's strategic relationship…
Manila's South China Sea gambit
Commentary
Manila's South China Sea gambit
In this article on The Diplomat's Flashpoints blog, Rory Medcalf looks at the implications of the Philippines' legal challenge to China on the South China Sea under the…
Yudhoyono's hypocrisy in U-turn on death penalty
Commentary
Yudhoyono's hypocrisy in U-turn on death penalty
In an opinion piece in the South China Morning Post, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Dave McRae says Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's human rights record…
Dilema Hukuman Mati (Death penalty dilemma)
Commentary
Dilema Hukuman Mati (Death penalty dilemma)
Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Dave McRae, in an opinion piece for Indonesian daily Kompas, outlines three reasons why executions are not the solution to narcotics crime. He…
Staying the executioners' guns?
Journal Articles
Staying the executioners' guns?
In a new piece for Inside Indonesia, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Dave McRae outlines signs that Indonesia may move towards abolition of the death penalty, and examines how…