Nahdlatul Ulama Ventures into Mining: Threat to the ‘Green Islam’ in Indonesia?
Iim Halimatusa’diyah|Endi Aulia Garadian
Nahdlatul Ulama’s venture into the mining business might send the wrong signal for Indonesia’s emerging green Islam movement.
Articles
Promises and Setbacks on Anwar’s Path for Reform
Meredith Weiss
Fulcrum editor Lee Hwok Aun and ISEAS Malaysia Studies Programme Coordinator Francis Hutchinson discuss Malaysia's long reform journey and the hits and misses of Anwar Ibrahim's administration, with Meredith Weiss, ISEAS Visiting Senior Fellow and Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY).
Recasting Malaysia–US Relations in the Shadow of the War in Gaza
Meredith Weiss
Anwar Ibrahim can leverage American reactions to the war in Gaza to develop relations with the United States.
The Malaysian Government’s Silence on Covert Conversion: A Poor Start to Madani Harmony?
Sharifah Afra Alatas
A controversial Malaysian preacher promotes the secret conversion of non-Muslim youth to Islam and is unrepentant about going against the law of the land.
Unravelling of the Marcos-Duterte Dynastic Alliance
Aries A. Arugay
The resignation of Vice-President Sara Duterte from the Cabinet signals the end of Marcos-Duterte political alliance and portends a likely clash between two of the country’s most powerful political dynasties.
Sarawak Offers Malaysia Lessons in Managing Diversity
Norshahril Saat|Lee Poh Onn
Sarawak’s unity and harmony stands in marked contrast to the politicised race and religion on the Peninsula. The nation ought to take lessons from East Malaysia.
Advancing ASEAN’s Digital Economy: Challenges in Cybersecurity and IP Protection
Farlina Said|Farah Nabilah
Farlina Said and Farah Nabilah explore ways to enhance ASEAN’s cybersecurity and intellectual property protection mechanisms to strengthen the region’s digital economy.
Beyond the SQUAD: Ideas for the Philippines to Work with a Northeast Asian Minilateral Arrangement
Rommel Jude G. Ong
The Philippines has extensively participated in several minilateral defence arrangements in the Indo-Pacific with like-minded states, driven by its current strategic calculus and threats within its maritime domain. The author proposes one more.
Hun Sen’s Counterproductive Attempt to Tame Vietnamese Online Critics
Nguyen Thanh Giang
Cambodia’s relationship with Vietnam will remain stuck in the past if both sides cannot move past entrenched narratives of the other’s faults.
Indonesia’s Islam-based Mass Organisations and the Mining Industry Vortex
Syafiq Hasyim
The Indonesian government’s decision to grant mining concessions to religious mass organisations has resulted in some creative theological justifications. It begs the question whether the recipients have the requisite skill not to damage the environment or their own autonomy.