Edition 77: Jan-Mar 2004 - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia

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The neo-conservative agenda

Indonesia's conservative shift

Insecurity for NGOs

Western security agendas have shifted donor priorities, forcing NGOs to rethink their own agendas

Profiting from displacement

In search of honest, well-designed aid for people displaced by the Poso conflict

The IMF burden

The IMF has enriched corrupt officials while burdening ordinary Indonesians with debt

War of words

Journalists covering the conflict in Aceh were embedded in a fierce propaganda war

Whose stability?

Indonesia’s troubles today result from the pursuit of repressive forms of stability

Security reform

Reform of the security sector is fundamental for achieving a democratic Indonesia

Repressing reform

Democracy and autonomy are sold out to Western economic and security interests

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