Myanmar has implemented a wide-ranging set of reforms as it embarks on a remarkable top-down transition from five decades of authoritarian rule, argues this report. This report examines the real changes that have been taking place during the first year in office of President Thein Sein. Addressing the nation on 1 March, he made clear...

To deter intimidation, this paper argues that election monitors should begin deployment to Aceh long before the 9 April election. Despite rhetorical commitments on the part of all contenders to a peaceful election, the potential for isolated acts of violence between now and then is high; the potential for trouble after the results are announced...

Five months after an outbreak of Christian-Muslim violence in Ambon, the city is outwardly calm and bustling, but many issues remain unresolved. This briefing from the International Crisis Group looks at how the city is faring after the unrest that led to eight deaths and the displacement of thousands last September. Months after an outbreak...

Involvement in violent campaigns against vice and religious deviance has become one pathway to terrorism in Indonesia. This briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the radicalisation of a group from Cirebon, West Java that was behind the 2011 suicide bombings of a mosque and a church. It argues that ideological and tactical lines within...

The violent border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia earlier this year have challenged the Association of South East Asian Nations to turn its rhetoric into action, but more robust diplomacy is required to end a still unresolved conflict. Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia that caused dozens of casualties and displaced thousands have challenged the...