http://seaf.stanford.edu/news/Recent news from SEAFen-usPublic domainhttp://seaf.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/60http://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3329The origins of intolerance toward Indonesia's Muslim-minority sect Ahmadiyah go back to the early twentieth century, says Jeremy Menchik. In a Jakarta Post op-ed, he unearths the connections between the Indonesian government and anti-Ahmadiyah sentiment, and makes suggestions for how the country can prevent future violence.]]>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3329?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3310Riding around on the back of a motorcycle in 2009, Jeremy Menchik snapped photos of hundreds of Indonesian campaign posters. That number has now grown to over 5000 images, which Menchik and Colm Fox have painstakingly coded and analyzed. The initial results of their research reveal similarities between the United States and Indonesia, and shed light on the transitional democracies of the Arab Spring.]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3310?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3286What can the strong tradition of political families in Thailand's parliament tell us about the country's contemporary political system? James Ockey, the 2012 Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Distinguished Fellow, will continue his research and writing on this timely topic during his winter quarter residence at Stanford. Ockey, who specializes in the politics of Thailand, is a political science professor at Canterbury University in New Zealand.]]>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3286?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3242The National University of Singapore (NUS) and Stanford University are offering qualified scholars working on contemporary Southeast Asia the unique opportunity to spend time at both campuses (for a combined total of up to six months) writing, researching, and interacting with NUS and Stanford scholars and students. Up to two awards will be made. Applications for the 2012-13 Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Distinguished Fellowship will be accepted until February 10, 2012.]]>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3242?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3236Southeast Asia is home to half a billion people, and the United States has significant political and economic interest in the region. In response to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent Myanmar visit -- the first major U.S. visit in more than 50 years -- Donald K. Emmerson spoke with the International Business Times and LinkAsia about what the trip potentially means for the United States, for Southeast Asia, and for China.]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3236?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3222At the conclusion of the 2011 ASEAN Summit, Donald K. Emmerson says that President Barack Obama's participation in the summit and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Myanmar signal a brighter future for U.S.-Southeast Asia relations.]]>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3222?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3214While attending the 2011 ASEAN Summit in Bali, SEAF director Donald K. Emmerson wrote in the Asia Times about the balance between the respectively economic and security roles that China and the United States play in East Asia.]]>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3214?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3164Huang Jianli visited Stanford University during the spring quarter while serving as the 2010-11 Lee Kong Chian Fellow at the Southeast Asia Forum. Jointly sponsored by Stanford and the National University of Singapore (NUS), the fellowship was established in 2007 to promote scholarship on contemporary Southeast Asia. Huang recently spoke with NUS about his experience at Stanford and about the research that he is conducting on Singapore entrepreneur and philanthropist Lee Kong Chian.]]>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3164?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3143Indonesia is strategically positioning itself to play an even greater role in global economics and politics, particularly by promoting its stable political system and the opportunities for foreign investment there. Southeast Asia Forum director Donald Emmerson spoke recently with the Straits Times about the Indonesian government's strategy and about the global conditions favoring the country's growth.]]>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3143?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3061Former FSI-Stanford Humanities Center International Visitors Thitinan Pongsudhirak (Thailand) and Anies Baswedan (Indonesia), both leading academics in their respective countries, recently considered the role of the humanities and the "hard" sciences in contemporary Southeast Asia. During an interview with SEAF director Donald K. Emmerson, Baswedan described the historically strong humanities foundation in Indonesia and the country's need to develop fields such as engineering.]]>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3061?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3048Donald Emmerson, director of the Southeast Asia Forum, and Thomas Fingar, the Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, spoke at an international futurology conference in Jakarta on July 28. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with them and a small number of other noted experts the day before before the event. During his conference address, President Yudhoyono suggested with just a touch of levity that perhaps he might like to become a futurologist himself after his term concludes in 2014.]]>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3048?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3028Despite the significance of Southeast Asia, India, and Australia, they are often overlooked in economic analyses of Asia. SEAF director Donald K. Emmerson took part in a Pacific Pension Institute roundtable event, July 13-15, focusing on the economic potential of this "southern rim." He opened the conference by reviewing the historical and social diversity of these countries and assessing the extent to which that diversity is an asset or a liability for economic growth, political stability, and democratic reform.]]>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/3028?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/2998China eyes natural resource deposits in the South China Sea to meet its significant energy needs, creating friction between itself, the countries in the region, and the United States, which could be called upon to mediate. Southeast Asia Forum director Donald K. Emmerson and former Shorenstein Fellow John Ciorciari consider the economic and diplomatic aspects of China’s sovereignty claims in a recent flare-up of this ongoing dispute.]]>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/2998?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/2997Puangthong R. Pawakapan is an assistant professor in the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. She spent the 2010-11 academic year with SEAF as a Shorenstein APARC-Asia Foundation scholar working on the controversy and conflict between Thailand and Cambodia over their common border in and near the temple of Preah Vihear. The result of her research and writing is a draft monograph provisionally entitled "From Cooperation to Disintegration: State and Uncivil Society in Thailand and the Temple of Preah Vihear." Congratulations to Prof. Pawakapan, and best wishes for success in seeking its publication.]]>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/2997?rsshttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/2991The Southeast Asia Forum looks forward to the August publication of The Institutional Imperative: The Politics of Equitable Development in Southeast Asia by former Shorenstein Fellow Erik Kuhonta (2003-04). In his new book, Kuhonta argues that the realization of equitable development hinges heavily on strong institutions and on moderate policy and ideology. Allen Hicken of the University of Michigan praised The Institutional Imperative, saying: "This boldly comparative book will be widely read, widely assigned, and widely debated in the field. There are few comparable works out there.”]]>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://seaf.stanford.edu/news/2991?rss