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Commentary
Great disrupter’s Mid-East missteps
Originally published in The Australian.
Rodger Shanahan
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Commentary
Why do jihadis do what they do?
Mainstream Muslim clerics can best challenge the violent fringe of their religion and defeat toxic ideas.
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.
Rodger Shanahan
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Commentary
Islamic State's three tactics that will bring terror closer to home
Originally published in ABC Opinion.
Lydia Khalil
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Commentary
The World’s Most Complicated Single-Day Election Is a Feat of Democracy
Indonesia’s ability to hold free and fair polls illustrates many of the oft-hidden processes that, beyond the simple act of casting ballots, underpin democratic societies.
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Commentary
Four men, three Indonesian contradictions
The choice of running mate by both candidates illustrates their efforts to overcome Indonesia's size, diversity and difficulty to govern.
Originally published in the …
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Analyses
Politics in Indonesia: Resilient elections, defective democracy
The pressures on Indonesian democracy are not likely to abate under a second-term Jokowi or a Prabowo presidency
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Commentary
China’s Doghouse Is Smaller Than It Looks
Originally published in Bloomberg OpinionRichard McGregor
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Interactives
Indonesia's Incredible Elections
On 17 April, Indonesia is holding one of the most complicated elections the world has ever seen. While India, the world’s most populous democracy, takes six weeks to complete its…
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