Indonesia

Our Research & Offerings on Indonesia
  • Issue Brief posted March 7, 2012 by Derek Scissors, Ph.D. Strengthening U.S.–Indonesia Economic Relations

    The United States has a truly massive economic relationship with East Asia. U.S.–East Asia trade exceeds $1 trillion annually, and two-way investment is more than $4 trillion. The U.S. also has many complaints about the economic relationship. Some refer to the huge trade deficit America runs…

  • Backgrounder posted August 24, 2011 by Steven Groves Accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Is Unnecessary to Secure U.S. Navigational Rights and Freedoms

    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)…

  • Commentary posted April 20, 2011 by Walter Lohman Shaping U.S.’s future in the Indo-Pacific

    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…

  • White Paper posted January 14, 2011 by Walter Lohman, John Fleming, Nicholas Hamisevicz Key Asian Indicators: A Book of Charts

    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…

  • Commentary posted November 9, 2010 by Walter Lohman Real Economic Ties Should Underpin US-Indonesia Partnership

    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…

  • WebMemo posted November 4, 2010 by Walter Lohman Real Economic Ties Should Underpin U.S.–Indonesia Partnership

    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…

  • Commentary posted March 9, 2010 by Walter Lohman United States Should Focus on Building an Enduring Relationship With Indonesia

    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…

  • Play Movie Walter Lohman on Fox News 7/17/09 Video Recorded on July 17, 2009 Walter Lohman on Fox News 7/17/09

    Walter Lohman discussing the Jakarta bombings. …

  • Commentary posted January 1, 2009 by Peter Brookes The New President's Global Security Challenges

    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…

View All
Find more work on Indonesia
  • Backgrounder posted August 24, 2011 by Steven Groves Accession to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea Is Unnecessary to Secure U.S. Navigational Rights and Freedoms

    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)…

  • White Paper posted January 14, 2011 by Walter Lohman, John Fleming, Nicholas Hamisevicz Key Asian Indicators: A Book of Charts

    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…

  • Issue Brief posted March 7, 2012 by Derek Scissors, Ph.D. Strengthening U.S.–Indonesia Economic Relations

    The United States has a truly massive economic relationship with East Asia. U.S.–East Asia trade exceeds $1 trillion annually, and two-way investment is more than $4 trillion. The U.S. also has many complaints about the economic relationship. Some refer to the huge trade deficit America runs…

  • Commentary posted April 20, 2011 by Walter Lohman Shaping U.S.’s future in the Indo-Pacific

    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…

  • Commentary posted November 9, 2010 by Walter Lohman Real Economic Ties Should Underpin US-Indonesia Partnership

    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…

  • Commentary posted March 9, 2010 by Walter Lohman United States Should Focus on Building an Enduring Relationship With Indonesia

    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…

  • WebMemo posted November 4, 2010 by Walter Lohman Real Economic Ties Should Underpin U.S.–Indonesia Partnership

    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…

  • Commentary posted January 1, 2009 by Peter Brookes The New President's Global Security Challenges

    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…

Find more work on Indonesia
View All
Find more work on Indonesia
View All
Find more work on Indonesia
Other Topics Related to Indonesia
Experts on Indonesia
Our Work
View All
View All
View All
ABOUT The HERITAGE FOUNDATION

The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s most broadly supported public policy research institute, with nearly 700,000 individual, foundation and corporate donors. Heritage, founded in February 1973, a staff of 275 and an annual expense budget of $82.4 million.

Our mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. Read More

Our Initiatives
especially for
 
receive updates & newsletters

Receive updates from Heritage about current events and initiatives in your email inbox

http://www.heritage.org/places/asia-and-the-pacific/indonesia?fb=true#foot_anchor

© 2012, The Heritage Foundation
Conservative policy research since 1973