History's longest period of great power peace and relative prosperity hangs by a thread, writes Tom Wright. President Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping are the three men who could cut it by upending the international order. brook.gs/2zrfIxO

One thing went right during Trump's big Asia trip: continued progress with India. 𝚊𝚕𝚢𝚜𝚜𝚊 𝚊𝚢𝚛𝚎𝚜 on.cfr.org/2ifMyI8

The debate on “#beltandroad will achieve China’s desired strategic and econ gains” by Zhou Fangyin & Joshua Eisenman / 马佳士 🇺🇦 starts now. Watch live here: bit.ly/2iPxDI8

Beijing's influence efforts in Australia should be a cautionary tale for the United States, writes Charles Edel: the-american-interest.com/2017/11/13/chi…

#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 thediplomat.com/2017/11/islam-…

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. ow.ly/uuU630gLxXH

#Jakarta administration under Anies Rasyid Baswedan 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. thejakartapost.com/news/2017/11/2…

Kowtow on paper: #Australia hedges its bets on #China with latest foreign policy white paper theconversation.com/australia-is-h… 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.

#Russia #Putin, #Turkey and #Iran propose conference on postwar #Syria’s future nytimes.com/2017/11/22/wor… 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.

That awkward moment when everyone knows that #China has clearly "won" the #SouthChinaSea but insists on expressing hope in a code of conduct, ASEAN. straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia…

Cambodian PM leaves for China to seek more aid - Reuters reut.rs/2zzRpuF

How Middle East countries perceive the Trump administration’s interests and priorities in their region csis.org/analysis/benig…

NATO sees growing Russia, China challenge; higher risk of war - Reuters reut.rs/2hZYQE7

In 2017, former Jakarta Gov. Basuki T Purnama’s imprisonment on blasphemy charges called Indonesian pluralism into question. #GlobalThinkers2017 atfp.co/2AdSoF0

Nilai tinggi (pembangunan) dan rapor merah (HAM) #Jokowi menangani aspirasi Papua marthinusacademy.com/library%2Fco%2… Andreas Harsono

High and low scores on addressing Papuan cause (Paywall) thejakartapost.com/news/2017/12/2… Andreas Harsono

#Indonesia's city of Sorong, #WestPapua province experiences economic boom 9,3% GDP growth, positive upbeat sentiment towards #Jokowi and infrastructure development, economic opportunities scmp.com/week-asia/soci…

#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 eastasiaforum.org/2018/01/17/ind…

#Indonesia #Jokowi's New Military Commander Hadi Tjahjanto will face both political and security challenges as the country gears up for elections. thediplomat.com/2018/01/indone…

#Indonesia #Jokowi kesulitan menghadang jenderal-jenderal keluar dari barak. marthinusacademy.com/library%2Fco%2… Versi Bahasa Inggris dari artikel ini dipublikasikan lebih dahulu oleh The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2018/01/an-ind… serta East Asia Forum eastasiaforum.org/2018/01/17/ind…