Marthinus Academy

Marthinus Academy is a Jakarta-based think-tank focusing on international relations

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

#Indonesia #Jokowi kesulitan menghadang jenderal-jenderal keluar dari barak. https://t.co/Lwj7lfSvaN Versi Bahasa Inggris dari artikel ini dipublikasikan lebih dahulu oleh @Diplomat_APAC https://t.co/RGMmqgVq1w serta @east_asia_forum https://t.co/3qixmRrKLH

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

#Indonesia #Jokowi's New Military Commander Hadi Tjahjanto will face both political and security challenges as the country gears up for elections. https://t.co/p3WigUGMzD

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

#Jokowi appoints more generals to his inner circle, ministerial line-up. Is #Indonesia struggling to keep its generals in their barracks? Our latest think piece published in @east_asia_forum https://t.co/3qixmRrKLH

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

#Indonesia's city of Sorong, #WestPapua province experiences economic boom 9,3% GDP growth, positive upbeat sentiment towards #Jokowi and infrastructure development, economic opportunities https://t.co/0IJER62JgV

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

High and low scores on addressing Papuan cause (Paywall) https://t.co/gzfXL7mvVe @andreasharsono

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

Nilai tinggi (pembangunan) dan rapor merah (HAM) #Jokowi menangani aspirasi Papua https://t.co/GkKBvpRsjW @andreasharsono

[Foreign Policy @ForeignPolicy]

In 2017, former Jakarta Gov. @basuki_btp’s imprisonment on blasphemy charges called Indonesian pluralism into question. #GlobalThinkers2017 https://t.co/4ZFP9RTNZz

[ChinaPower @ChinaPowerCSIS]

NATO sees growing Russia, China challenge; higher risk of war - Reuters https://t.co/onlOrLkdPN

[ChinaPower @ChinaPowerCSIS]

Cambodian PM leaves for China to seek more aid - Reuters https://t.co/xA2nTN48No

[CSIS @CSIS]

How Middle East countries perceive the Trump administration’s interests and priorities in their region https://t.co/jWVAnmH8Ar

[American Interest @aminterest]

Beijing's influence efforts in Australia should be a cautionary tale for the United States, writes @CharlesEdel: https://t.co/ZdnkfGWpug

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

Previous restrictions have been only mildly successful in their economic impact and have produced no substantive policy changes from Moscow. It is unlikely that the new penalties will prove any different. https://t.co/UjVPWd4Sib

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

That awkward moment when everyone knows that #China has clearly "won" the #SouthChinaSea but insists on expressing hope in a code of conduct, ASEAN. https://t.co/XkoApRgVQK

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

#Russia #Putin, #Turkey and #Iran propose conference on postwar #Syria’s future https://t.co/XlLGTd9TWh Putting NATO's Turkey into the picture is not the best idea. High likelihood of backfiring, self-sabotaging. Nevertheless, interesting to see how Putin will manoeuvre this one.

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

Kowtow on paper: #Australia hedges its bets on #China with latest foreign policy white paper https://t.co/S7ziaevMzl Not only domestic politics at play, the "Trump Effect" has also helped convinced many allies that betting on Trump's America alone is a risky (if not losing) bet.

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

#Jakarta administration under @aniesbaswedan gives out Rp 1.6 trillion to 104 non-profit mass organisations, mostly Islamic and Islamist ones. Budget under critical scrutiny, as governor's past abuse of sectarian rhetoric and sentiments continue to divide. https://t.co/Z14da1ujOo

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

#Jokowi's #Indonesia faces increasingly intolerant and conservative youth. 78% of religious teachers in public schools supports sharia with 77% supporting Islamist groups/organisations. Public campuses becomes breeding ground for radical Islamist thoughts https://t.co/wBRG0rnKRL

[CFR China Strategy Initiative @CFR_China]

One thing went right during Trump's big Asia trip: continued progress with India. @AyresAlyssa https://t.co/1z4Mtn8boS

[ChinaPower @ChinaPowerCSIS]

The debate on “#beltandroad will achieve China’s desired strategic and econ gains” by Zhou Fangyin & @Joshua_Eisenman starts now. Watch live here: https://t.co/uU2ywvvZPJ

[Marthinus Academy @Marthinuscademy]

@bill_hayton @BDMurray Japanese have strong hands hence kara-te means "power of hand", similarly, Judo relies heavily on hand-grip power. Taekwondo is invented elsewhere. So, yes, "Japanese legs" describes TPP with great accuracy, ironically.