by Sarah Marion Shore | Jun 28, 2011 | Monitor
Last week, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale delivered the opening remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations’ forum entitled, “Strengthening U.S. Engagement with the World: A Review of U.S. Public Diplomacy.” Her brief speech...
by lundry | Jun 17, 2011 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Indonesia, Islam, Media, Southeast Asia
by Chris Lundry The next chapter in the saga of Abu Bakar Basyir, called the spiritual leader of terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah, came to an end on June 16. The court in South Jakarta pronounced its verdict of guilty to the charges of inciting terrorism...
by Posted by AD Brown | Jun 16, 2011 | Monitor
Earlier this month the EastWest Institute held its second worldwide summit on cyber security. Hundreds of government and industry leaders, from over 43 countries, attended to discuss the looming threat of increasing war and criminality within the cyber domain. Major...
by Darren | Jun 8, 2011 | Monitor
“It’s an honor to welcome the first american president that looks brazilian!! :)” Those words of welcome, from Fred in Brasilia, joined about 30,000 more messages for President Obama as he made his first visit to Brazil this past March. To help celebrate the...
by lundry | Jun 3, 2011 | Image, Indonesia, Popular Culture, Southeast Asia
By Chris Lundry It was bound to happen: London’s Daily Mail reported yesterday that the face of Osama bin Laden appeared on a Londoner’s piece of toast. I have been fascinated with how the image of Osama bin Laden became a pop cultural phenomenon after 9-11 in some...