Abstract: For more than 200 years, the United States has successfully preserved and protected its navigational rights and freedoms by relying on naval operations, diplomatic protests, and customary international law. U.S. membership in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)… Read more
If the Obama administration’s Asia policy seems familiar, it is with good reason. In several respects, it closely mirrors that of the George W. Bush administration. It has held firm on the presence of the U.S. Marines in Japan. It has stood forcefully by our South Korean… Read more
The global financial crisis has had a major impact on perceptions of American power and its relationships in Asia. Many of the perceptions are not founded on facts. Among the facts often overlooked: American companies invest far more abroad than does… Read more
There is one very useful thing about economic issues: Progress on them is measurable. Any presidential visit to Indonesia is certain to contain a list of “deliverables”. In the case of President Obama’s upcoming trip and the “Comprehensive Partnership” with Indonesia that he will launch, most of the deliverables have… Read more
There is one very useful thing about economic issues: Progress on them is measurable. Any presidential visit to Indonesia is certain to contain a list of “deliverables.” In the case of President Obama’s upcoming trip and the “Comprehensive Partnership” with Indonesia that he will launch, most of… Read more
On his trip to Indonesia this month, US President Barack Obama has the opportunity to position the United States and Indonesia for an entirely new partnership. To do that, the administration must keep the relationship in perspective, not burden it with more than it can bear, and focus… Read more
Walter Lohman discussing the Jakarta bombings. … Read more
With at least two ongoing wars, President-elect Barack Obama may well be entering the Oval Office facing the toughest national security landscape for any American president in some time. A tour of the foreign policy horizon shows that America's 44th president will have his hands full with a panoply of problems that would vex… Read more
The Senate Banking Committee welcomes Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) to testify on the first anniversary of the Dodd-Frank...… Read more
Two days ago a mail bomb exploded at the office of an Islamic group in Jakarta, injuring four people including two...… Read more
In the last few days in Indonesia, inter-communal ugliness has reared its head in way that is major cause for concern....… Read more
The President’s national security team prepared a solid speech for him to deliver at the University of Indonesia...… Read more
So America's first "Asia-Pacific President" who brought America "back" to Asia after eight years of supposed neglect...… Read more
The economic world for good reason is focused intently on Greece and the potential for financial contagion in...… Read more
Now that that the massive healthcare bill has been signed into law, President Obama can no longer make excuses for...… Read more
Most Americans do not know Abdurrahman Wahid (more affectionately known as Gus Dur) - Indonesia's fourth President. ...… Read more
The Chief of the Indonesian Police has confirmed that murderer Noordin Top, Indonesia’s and Southeast Asia’s most...… Read more
Friday's terrorist bombing of Jakarta’s JW-Marriott and Ritz-Carlton is truly a reminder not just to Indonesia, but to...… Read more
Director, Asian Studies Center