Indonesia Returns to the International Stage: Good News for the United States

Murphy, Ann Marie

doi:10.1016/j.orbis.2008.10.007

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“…Pakistan's 2008 return to democracy after the third post-independence experiment with US-supported military rule occurred against the backdrop of Islam's strong public role (Haqqani, 2004/05). Indonesia's national pride feeds from its status as the world's fourth most populous nation, the most populous Muslim majority nation, and the third largest democracy (Murphy, 2009). Since 1998, the country has moved away from nearly half a century of an 'authoritarian divide-and-rule' approach to Islam that some observers accused of 'wreaking havoc' with the country's moderate, syncretistic religious traditions (Hefner, 2005: 297-298).…”

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Berger

2014

Journal of Peace Research

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This analysis uses survey data representing three of the world's most populous Muslim majority countries to challenge conventional wisdom on what shapes Muslim public opinion on political violence against the United States. It improves previous analysis by clearly distinguishing support for violence against civilians from support for violence against military targets and by featuring independent variables that clearly separate views on US foreign policies from views on US culture. Logistic regression shows that, among Egyptian, Pakistani and Indonesian Muslims, perceptions of controversial US policies toward Israel, Middle Eastern oil, or the perceived attempt to weaken and divide the Muslim world are not related to support for attacks on civilians in the United States, but only to support for attacks on US military targets. Approval of attacks on US civilians is shaped, instead, by negative views of US freedom of expression, culture, and people, disapproval of the domestic political status quo as well as the notion of general US hostility toward democracy in the Middle East. This last finding has important implications for US and Western policies toward the post-Arab Spring Middle East in particular and the broader relationship with the Muslim World in general.

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Berger

2014

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“…From the speech, there is a distinction between the foreign policy under SBY and his predecessors, which lies on the cornerstone of political situations that either took place at home or in international arenas. For instance, Murphy (2009) explains that in the Soekarno era, "Indonesia's legitimacy and international role were based on nationalism, advocating third world solidarity, successful economic development and its role in the regional order" (p. 85). It indicated that Soekarno established international identity through the relationship with the outside world.…”

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The Role of Islam in Indonesian Foreign Policy: A Case of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Introduction

Songbatumis¹

2021

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As Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won the 2004 presidential election, it marked the end of Indonesia’s democratic transition era and experienced a dynamic change in foreign policy. The new international identity that viewed Islam as an asset was introduced by SBY, emphasizing the importance of moderate Islam as opposing extremism. The phenomenon of Islamic influence was not only the result of democratic consolidation domestically but also external factors such as the aftermath of 9/11 that portrayed Muslims as potential terrorists. For this reason, Indonesian foreign policy attempted to diminish such misconceptions and tried to be a peacemaker or a mediator in Muslim-related issues globally. To contextualize the analysis, the study focuses on the influence of Islam in Indonesian foreign policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Pakistan. The mutual aspirations on the Palestinian statehood shared by both the government and the Muslim elements in society could be found, while religious sentiments were noticeable, as shown by the Muslim groups. In contrast, the influence of Islam in Indonesia-Pakistan relations, especially regarding the Kashmir dispute, was absent due to the difference in views of the government and the Muslim groups and constraining factors, including Indonesia’s national interest priority.

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“…Indonesia is now the world's fourth largest country by population, with a population in excess of 230 million people, making it the largest Muslim country in the world (Murphy, 2009). A member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia is the largest economy in this grouping and politically influential in regional affairs (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2009).…”

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Bahasa, Batik, and Bargaining: An Exploratory Study of the Negotiation Styles and Behaviors of Indonesian Managers

Gray

2010

Journal of Transnational Management

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Indonesia Returns to the International Stage: Good News for the United States

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The Role of Islam in Indonesian Foreign Policy: A Case of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Introduction

Bahasa, Batik, and Bargaining: An Exploratory Study of the Negotiation Styles and Behaviors of Indonesian Managers

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