May 10th, 2005
A New Spirit of Bandung?
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: Pacific Forum/CSIS (Honolulu) on April 29, 2005Donald K. Emmerson reflects on the fiftieth anniversary of a landmark meeting held in Indonesia in April 1955, which became a global icon of anti-colonial solidarity. Read more »
March 31st, 2005
At the Eye of the Storm - Mourning and Hope
In the News: Stanford Magazine on March 31, 2005Tsunami could give Aceh, Indonesia's war-torn province, the opportunity it needs, according to APARC's Donald K. Emmerson. Read more »
January 26th, 2005
Worsened by war: Two hard-hit areas beset by civil strife
In the News: Boston Globe on December 29, 2004For the two regions hardest hit by the Asian tsunamis, international relief efforts are being complicated by more than the rising death tolls and physical devastation: They are also war zones. APARC's Donald K. Emmerson comments. Read more »
Donald K. Emmerson discusses implications of the 2004 tsunami disaster
In the News: "Pacific Time", KQED on December 30, 2004Listen to an in-depth interview in two parts on KQED's "Pacific Time" radio newsmagazine. Read more »
Tsunami aftermath and its humanitarian challenge
In the News: "To the Point", KCRW on December 28, 2004APARC's Donald K. Emmerson comments on the Southeast Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster on Public Radio International's "To the Point." Read more »
Donald K. Emmerson on "The Diane Rehm Show"
In the News: The Diane Rehm Show, WAMU public radio on January 12, 2005Listen to a spirited panel discussion on the relief effort and possible long-term policy implications of the Southeast Asian tsunami disaster. Read more »
Military-backed militia sets up Aceh relief effort; critics fear Laskar group will undermine ceasefire
In the News: San Francisco Chronicle on January 21, 2005A military-backed militia notorious for killing dozens of independence supporters during East Timor's violent breakaway from Indonesia has set up a relief operation in tsunami-wrecked Aceh province, raising fears that the military may try to use the militia to sabotage a cease-fire with Acehnese separatists. Donald K. Emmerson comments. Read more »
July 12th, 2004
Indonesian election: Feuding villages give the ballot a try
Op-ed: International Herald Tribune Online on July 9, 2004Donald K. Emmerson considers the impact of Indonesia's recent election on two remote--and formerly war-torn--villages in the country's northern Malaku archipelago. Read more »
April 5th, 2004
U.S. not worried about radical Islam's pull on votes
In the News: Straits Times (Indonesia) on April 2, 2004Concerns in Washington that more radical Islamic parties might make big gains in Indonesia's parliamentary elections on Monday have largely dissipated. APARC's Donald K. Emmerson weighs in. Read more »
March 30th, 2004
Southeast Asian Elections Test Democracy, Islam
In the News: Wall Street Journal on March 19, 2004APARC's Donald K. Emmerson weighs in on the "illiberal democracies" of Southeast Asia, and the forthcoming elections in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Read more »
December 8th, 2003
It's Not Enough for Democracy to Succeed
Op-ed: Jakarta Post on December 6, 2003Elections will be coming to Indonesia in a few weeks, greeted with anxiety by some and as a part of a necessary transition by others. A longtime scholar on Indonesia, APARC's Donald K. Emmerson recently shared his views in an interview about the country's struggle toward reform. Read more »
December 4th, 2003
Radical vs. moderate Islam -- in Indonesia, a war rages
In the News: San Jose Mercury News on December 4, 2003Indonesia needs to build a modern society. The recent report on U.S.-Indonesia relations by the U.S.-Indonesia Society, NBR, and the Asia-Pacific Research Center urged a significant effort to fund education. Read more »
December 2nd, 2003
Donald K. Emmerson: U.S. Focus on Terrorism Ignores Asia's Wider Needs
In the News: San Jose Mercury News on October 19, 2003President Bush's week-long swing through six Asian nations is long overdue. Despite being home to half the world's population and the globe's most dynamic economies, Asia has received scant attention from this administration. Read more »
October 16th, 2003
National Commission on U.S.-Indonesian Relations Recommends Five-year U.S. Program Worth $1 billion
APARC, the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), and the U.S.-Indonesia Society (USINDO) on October 16 released a report from the National Commission on U.S.-Indonesian Relations that assesses the current state of relations between the two countries. Donald K. Emmerson was a key member of this commission. Read more »
September 20th, 2003
Donald Emmerson comments on the 9th ASEAN summit in Bali
In the News: Radio Singapore International on September 20, 2003APARC Professor Donald K. Emmerson was interviewed about the 9th ASEAN summit in Bali. Read more »
August 31st, 2003
To Rescue Islam From Jihad, Muslims Must Look Within
Op-ed: Los Angeles Times on August 31, 2003Op-ed by Donald K. Emmerson. Read more »
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