Indonesia Unraveling?
Article Summary and Author Biography
The devolution of power in post-Suharto Indonesia has empowered corrupt local authorities and brought long-simmering religious and ethnic tensions to the fore. The country lacks a credible executive and impartial military to quell the violence. In fact, the authorities may be exacerbating the tensions instead of helping resolve them.
David Rohde is an Open Society Institute Individual Project Fellow and a reporter for The New York Times.
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