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sidney jones

@sidneyIPAC

director Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, Jakarta

Joined August 2013
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For a good analysis of the Thai-Cambodia conflict, read cfr.org/blog/real-reasons-th…
Thailand and Cambodia’s Ceasefire: Will It Stop War When Elites Want Conflict? | Council on Foreign...

Thailand and Cambodia’s Ceasefire: Will It Stop War When Elites Want Conflict? | Council on Foreign...

While Thailand and Cambodia have reached a temporary ceasefire in their border conflict, it is unlikely to hold as the conflict’s escalation is driven by Thai and Cambodian elites’ efforts to...

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see new IPAC report on the state of preparations for BARMM elections as of July 2024 -- and why Manila should stay out. understandingconflict.org/en…
Philippines: Avoiding a Zero-Sum Game in the 2025 BARMM Elections | IPAC

Philippines: Avoiding a Zero-Sum Game in the 2025 BARMM Elections | IPAC

President Marcos and his advisers should stay neutral on the coming 2025 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

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Latest commentary on JI's dissolution indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb…
JI’s decision to disband is for real

JI’s decision to disband is for real

It was not some snap decision, easily reversed. It was the result of a nearly 15-year reconsideration of ends and means.

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for IPAC's take on the 30 June decision to disband Jemaah Islamiyah, see understandingconflict.sgp1.d…
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new IPAC report on the anti-ISIS Indonesian jihadis who went for military training with AQAP in Yemen. IPAC-Report-95-Indonesians-with-Al-Qaeda-in-Yemen.pdf.pdf (understandingconflict.sgp1.d…)
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Here's the latest report on the political maneuvering and potential for violence in Mindanao prior to the 2025 BARMM elections. understandingconflict.sgp1.d…
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New report from IPAC says a new Indonesian president needs to take a radically different approach to resolving Papua conflict. understandingconflict.org/en…
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new IPAC report on how social tensions around the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, a center of nickel mining in Indonesia, could re-radicalise former prisoners from Poso. understandingconflict.org/en…
Ex-Militants in the Nickel Industry in Central Sulawesi | IPAC

Ex-Militants in the Nickel Industry in Central Sulawesi | IPAC

The employment of dozens of former extremist prisoners and ex-combatants from Poso in the nickel mining industry in Morowali, Central Sulawesi could pose a risk if social conflict erupts in the area...

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Well, if the race for president in Indonesia was determined by performance in the first debate, Anies would win hands down.
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New IPAC report out on Islamist strategies in the lead-up to the 2024 elections: IPAC-Report-89-Indonesian-Islamists-in-the-Lead-Up-to-the-2024-Elections-20-10-2023.pdf.pdf (understandingconflict.sgp1.d…)
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new IPAC report out on violence in the lead-up to the barangay elections in the Philippines understandingconflict.sgp1.d…
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new IPAC report on how civil-military relations in Indonesia could be affected by 2024 elections. understandingconflict.org/en…
Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia After Jokowi | IPAC

Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia After Jokowi | IPAC

The next president of Indonesia will find it difficult to reassert strong civilian control of the military because of the many ways that current President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has allowed its erosion.

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check out the new IPAC report on Poso, understandingconflict.org/en…
Militant Groups in Poso: Down But Not Out | IPAC

Militant Groups in Poso: Down But Not Out | IPAC

Violent Islamists in Poso, Central Sulawesi, are weak but still active. Although government leaders have declared this former conflict area “secure”, it is vulnerable to re-radicalisation for several...

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At this movement in the chilly winter night, Shanghai people are chanting on the downtown street “ we don’t want dictatorship, we want democracy”.Extraordinary courage and solidarity showed. After 3 years of suffering from lockdown & control of society, people are raged.
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Mor el diplomàtic Francesc Vendrell, la veu catalana a l'ONU ara.cat/politica/mor-diploma…
Mor el diplomàtic català Francesc Vendrell

Mor el diplomàtic català Francesc Vendrell

Nascut a Barcelona el 1940, Francesc Vendrell va ser un dels catalans referents en el món de la diplomàcia, formava part d'alguns dels comitès més rellevants de l'ONU des que hi va accedir el 1968....

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Francesc Vendrell, the @UN top official who, since ever, cared for #TimorLeste & steered the 25 year process to independence, was decorated in Dili with Order of Liberty of 🇵🇹, imposed by PT Speaker Ferro Rodrigues. He says “I am from #Catalonia ...”. & that explains a lot!
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A sad day indeed. RIP Francesc Vendrell.
AAN Afghanistan (@AANafgh) profile pictureAAN Afghanistan
@AANafgh27 Nov 2022
The wonderful chair of AAN's Advisory Board, Francesc Vendrell, has died. Envoy for the UN 2000-01 and EU 2002-08, Francesc was far-sighted and practical, a seeker of peace and defender of human rights. We were proud to be associated with him and mourn his loss. Obituary to come.
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Please join a discussion of a new book on the 2004 murder of Munir, 19 October, 9:30am New York time, (18 October 8:30 pm WIB) with author Matt Easton. Sponsored by New York Southeast Asia Network. Register at nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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An Open Letter to the Institute of Economics and Peace teacircleoxford.com/letter/a… via @TeaCircleOxford
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New IPAC report on how violent extremists in Indonesia raise funds understandingconflict.org/en…
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