Asia Society Australia is pleased to welcome Natalie Sambhi (
@SecurityScholar
) to our team as Senior Policy Fellow. Natalie comes to us with an established career in international relations and defence studies, with experience in academia, government work and think tanks.
On AUKUS
@prabowo
“if members of AUKUS think they need to have it, it is not Indonesia’s duty or right to have an opinion on the opinions of their respective countries. We do not believe in alliances that could threaten others. We will respect it”
#SLD22
Maybe the Natuna incident is the right push for this: can Indonesia and India lead a maritime security order in the Indo-Pacific? My latest for
@SCMPNews
If anyone's interested, I'm giving a seminar on Indonesia's response to covid-19 tomorrow and the impact on foreign and defence policy via Zoom at 1pm Perth time Tue 5 May here
Indonesia is the Southeast Asian country with most Facebook users, fourth largest in the world.
Globally, Philippines users spend the greatest amount of time on social media (4hrs/day)
Full results for Digital in 2018 by We Are Social and Hootsuite here:
New post for
@ASPI_org
on how 🇮🇩 might view
#AUKUS
“In this Western-led vision of the Indo-Pacific, AUKUS unequivocally signals which relationships really matter for Australia 🇦🇺”
#ausdef
Thrilled to be speaking about Australia’s and Indonesia’s respective views of Indo-Pacific and Quad on all-female panel at
@RANDCorporation
today with
@tanvi_madan
and Naoko Funatsu
Incredible snapshot of dynastical politics in Indonesia and India but also close ties between leaders around 1950: Sukarno, his son Guntur and daughter Megawati receive Nehru and his daughter Indira, June 1950
What Prabowo as Indonesia’s Defence Minister means for his country, military modernisation, civil-military rels and for Australia. My latest on The Strategist 🇮🇩 via
@ASPI_org
#ausdef
For
#Indonesia
,
#France
’s increased Indo-Pacific interest also opens an even wider window of opportunity to work minilaterally with willing maritime partners. My latest on
@ASPI_org
’s Strategist
#ausdef
Filled with pride to see Sri Damesh Sikh Bagpipe Band marching in centre of Canberra to commemorate service of Sikhs in Gallipoli and Sikhs in ADF. FYI I'm the daughter of immigrants, a Malaysian
#Sikh
father and Indonesian mother. This is Australia.🇦🇺
"This is not just the first time that an ASEAN member has sought OECD membership but also the first time a G20 emerging economy has sought membership since the G20 was formed in 1999." Good thoughts from
@raniateguh
and
@CSISIndonesia
's Fajar Hirawan
To address complex challenges in the vast Indo-Pacific, start with the "Indo-Australis."
My argument for closer trilateral cooperation between Australia, India and Indonesia via
@IndoAtMelb
If you're interested in war, memory studies or history, highly recommend
@viet_t_nguyen
's Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam & the memory of war.
Rich exploration of perspectives of war, framework of collective memory.
@MemStudiesAssoc
@Strategy_Bridge
Thanks to everyone who has supported
@verve_research
. Last night I was on
@ABCthedrum
talking about East Timor since the referendum, INTERFET, impact on Australia–Indonesia relations & more.
To watch the discussion, start from 22'
#ausdef
#ververesearch
Agree with
@EvanLaksmana
: no way a military confrontation with China will end well for Indonesia 🇮🇩 In the article, he calls for strengthening the diplomatic stance while building ties with other mid-sized powers as part of a reinvigorated strategy. Worth reading in full
From the
@jakpost
editors “Indonesia may need to share with Russia its bitter experience – and the hefty price it paid – when it invaded East Timor in 1975 and then declared the former Portuguese colony the country’s 27th province in 1978.”
For the foreseeable future, Indonesia’s
#military
will be internally and land-focussed due to the numerous security challenges (particularly human security ones) within its borders 🇮🇩 My latest for
@Diplomat_APAC
#ververesearch
#ausdef
“The Australian taxpayers and sponsors who fund
@ASPI_org
deserve informed thinking on the important issue of cyber security, not the daily baseless allegations that seem motivated by 'anti-anything Chinese' xenophobia.”
Indonesia has been a top 10 contributing country to UN peace missions since 2017. My new post looks at Indonesian PKO's potential impact on civil–military relations via
@aspi_org
#ververesearch
Really useful report explaining domestic economic drivers of China's Belt & Road Initiative; provides much-needed perspectives of Chinese economists and financiers, by
@LowyInstitute
's
@peteryuancai
(March 2017)
@prabowo
calls on other countries to “respect the right of China to rise to its position of great power”, Indonesia is determined to work out differences in “amicable way”, without resort to use of force but “with friendly cooperation, everyone wins”
#SLD22
Thanks
@JoeABCNews
for this morning’s interview on student demonstrations and Jokowi’s mixed record on corruption. Good to see coverage of what’s going on in Indonesia 🇮🇩
#ververesearch
"The bushfires and forest fires should present Australia and Indonesia with an opportune moment to consider climate issues at the top of their cooperation agenda."
Heartbreaking footage shown of Filipino fisherman Delfin Egana distraught after Chinese Coast Guard allegedly confiscated his best fish, caught by spear in Scarborough Shoal so as not to destroy the coral. See more here
PANEL EVENT: presenting on the potential impacts of peacekeeping ops on Indonesian civil-military relations 🇮🇩🕊, hosted by
@Kemlu_RI
, live streamed Fri 18 Jun 1100hrs (GMT +8)
#ververesearch
"Vietnam’s reintegration with the world was a result of it complying with the post-cold war order, not defying it."
Sharp analysis by
@le2huong
on why Vietnam's economic & diplomatic normalisation won't work for North Korea via
@FT
@ASPI_org
Many thanks
@NSC_ANU
@Rory_Medcalf
and team for hosting me, James Goldrick and Zoe Cameron this morning on Indo-Pacific transnational risks. More to discuss regarding grey-zone tactics 🐟
#ververesearch
Despite maritime ambitions, Jokowi must continue to focus on domestic, land-based security challenges in his second term. My latest for
@Diplomat_APAC
#ausdef
#ververesearch
Indonesian Navy launches two domestically-built warships to be used in North Sumatra and Papua // a step closer in boosting the country's ability to patrol its waters
My lovely 80-year old Dad has always been super interested in my PhD and alerting me to East Timor-related work. He told me to watch the
@abcnews
doco "Call To Arms: the Liberation of East Timor"—so I did and in sharing it, I ended up making a short thread
#ausdef
How did the Australian military become involved in East Timor and how did it not end up in armed confrontation with the Indonesian military in 1999? Useful
@abcnews
doco "Call To Arms" looks into these and more (30mins)
#ausdef
Thank you
@causindy
for inviting me to unleash a wargame scenario on the delegates! Great time to be in Makassar. And thank you
@KonJenMakassar
for your support to these activities and our research 🇦🇺🇮🇩 cc
@ANUBellSchool
How can China's dominance in the Indo-Pacific be managed without war? Prof
@Rory_Medcalf
answers this and more at
@PerthUSAsia
free event, Wed 11 Apr. Register:
#ausdef
Indonesian and US militaries currently exercising as prat of Garuda Shield 2021. Large no of pax, risky in covid times but underscores need for building personal relationships
@prabowo
on free & active FP q from
@ConnellyAL
“We consider ourselves as respecting all powers and neighbours” as source of conviction, channels Nelson Mandela on perspective on enemies vs freedom fighters
#SLD22
Prof
@MichaelSWesley
speaking on US strategies in Asia-Pacific and, inevitably, the Trump effect at launch of new
@ANUBellSchool
book "Global Allies: comparing US alliances in the 21st century". Download it here:
#ausdef
It's uncertain whether Indonesia, India or US visions of Indo-Pacific will prevail but we know China will "shape the cadence and direction of the ongoing debate over Asia’s evolving security architecture," writes
@Richeydarian
via
@APPSPolicyForum
Whole-heartedly agree with
@DaniellesCave
's call for govts to ditch "just trust us" and provide public more natsec info. And yes, scholars/think tankers/specialists have a important role supporting public knowledge! via
@ASPI_org
Trying to focus on guerrilla warfare readings while a mosquito is attacking my foot. The universe's sick joke at getting the point across!
#wellplayed
#naturefindsaway
📢 Join
@SecurityScholar
on 18 Nov for her PhD seminar on the Indonesian military’s collective memory of defeat in East Timor.
📅 This Thursday, 4pm - 5pm.
Register here ⬇️
Indonesian soldiers assist in building Islamic school in Papua // sure way of gaining public support for TNI, among other things
#civilmilitaryrelations
A few things need my urgent attention!
Friends, my smartphone and I are taking an October break from FB, IG and Twitter to help with focus and creative energy. Please email or WA as I'll checking Twitter messages sparingly 🙏🏽☮️
#Twitterstorians
: What recommendations do you have for someone to prepare for their dissertation defense (in 10 days)?*
*I acknowledge that every discipline and department has their own unique requirements for dissertation defenses, but any advice is helpful!