Indonesia: Security threats to a stable democracy
At a Glance
24-10-2016
Indonesia is a stable country which has undergone a successful transition to civilian democracy. However, there are still concerns about the military's continuing strong influence. There are also a number of internal and external threats to stability, although these remain fairly low-level, for now.
At a Glance
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- armed forces
- Asia and Oceania
- China
- criminal law
- defence
- democratisation
- economic geography
- executive power and public service
- freedom of the press
- GEOGRAPHY
- Indonesia
- international law
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- LAW
- military base
- POLITICS
- religious conflict
- right to demonstrate
- rights and freedoms
- territorial waters
- threat to national security