MDS

Iddle chatter of a libertarian, freelance theist

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Ramadhan in the spirit of Islam Nusantara http://t.co/n5O5w2uZHX

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Differences are political reality in the archipelago, yet it often seems we're fighting someone else’s battles that hv little relevance here

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Sunni, Shia, Sufis, Naqsyabandiyah. Add Ahmadis, Ismailis & other Islamic dialectical sects you hv a vibrant melange of Ramadhan festivities

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Trawlers, bankers and engineers battle for Southeast Asia http://t.co/E4CclE1uWi

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Gone are the days of gunboat diplomacy and the zero-sum realists. These days, it’s all about presence, influence and strategic preponderance

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Tripwires to Indonesia’s One China Policy http://t.co/bf0LFXeRl2

[MDS @Meidyatama]

RI & China must look within to assuage the other’s external worries that leads the ‘One China’ policy to become a ‘No China’ policy.

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Beijing must also act evenly in reacting to RI's ties w Taiwan, knowing Jkt won't join the 22 countries with diplomatic ties with Taiwan

[MDS @Meidyatama]

The flexibility of the One China guidelines often pushed to the limit as the differentiation between ‘official’ and ‘personal’ are blurred

[MDS @Meidyatama]

If China loses Indonesia, it loses Asean #cifp2015

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On the Tianjin-Beijing highspeed rail, 120km in less than 30min. Is this a teaser for the Jakarta-Bandung line?

[MDS @Meidyatama]

It's the obligation of RI & Asean to remind China not to make provocative statements or actions in SCS even to the chagrin of Beijing

[MDS @Meidyatama]

RI wont change 'One China Policy' but it may seek opportunities (read: Taiwan) not immediately within the strict bounds of that that policy

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Discussions at the 5th China-Indonesia Bilateral in Beijing.

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Due the military imbalance in East Asia, the strategic deterrence is working. But China will challenge with low level acts of agitation.

[The Jakarta Post @jakpost]

Soccer Friday: John Barnes on FIFA, Indonesia and Liverpool’s woes http://t.co/1gBVB0xyCy

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Strategic deterrence, spheres of influence & hegemonic contingency, Japanese perspectives at RI-Japan Security Dialog

[MDS @Meidyatama]

RIP BB King...the thrill is gone. Still remember first saw him live Toronto 1990. Sustain, vibratos and Lucille

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Tempo mag being charged by police?! A sad subversion of the law. Hope the Press Council sent a clear message to police

[MDS @Meidyatama]

Look west, making the Indian Ocean our own http://t.co/5OgNJcBR8l