Anti-Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Key Terms: Encirclement, Commonwealth, Operation Enduring Freedom
Key Persons: Mohamed Suharto, Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Sukarnoputri,
Jemaah Islamiah (JI), Abu Bakar Bashir, Gloria Arroyo, Abu Sayyaf (Moro Islamic
Liberation Front), Al Haj Murad, Mahathir Mohammad, Soros, John Howard
Key Places: Indonesia, Bali Island, East Timor, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Mindanao Island, Australia, Darwin
I. Southeast Asia and Islam
Islam as a “Universal Religion” Vs “Regional Religion”
The Role of Religions in the Anti-Imperialist/ Communist Struggle of SE Asia
Correlation between State Religions and Terrorism?
II. Southeast Asian Response towards 911
Internal Dilemma: between Islamic support and Islamic Fundamentalism
External Dilemma: between American Protectorate and anti-American Scapegoat
Philippines: the “Pro-American” choice of President Gloria Arroyo
Military Alliance between USA and the Philippines
Abu Sayyaf as a Mindanao Separatist Movement
“Yes Mom Diplomacy” – Diplomacy of Filipino Maids
Malaysia: the Odd Companion with the “Axis of Evil”
“Anti-Soros Conspiracy” of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad
Indonesia: Back and Forth of President Megawati Sukarnoputri
Separatism, Local Islamic Fundamentalism and the Post-Suharto Regime
Critics of Megawati’s Washington Trip after 911
III. The Bali Night Club Terrorist Attack (12th Oct 2002)
The “Second Front of Anti-Terrorism”
Regional Second Front: SE Asia Vs Middle East/ “Homeland”
Psychological Second Front: Entertainment Business Vs Financial Business
The “Pan-Al Qaeda Alliance”? Jemaah Islamiah and the “Laden of Indonesia”
The Pan-Islamic Country Proposal, Southeast Asian Version?
IV. The Australian Dream
The Three Alignments in the Australian History
The Australian Role in the Independence of East Timor (1999)
Prime Minister John Howard’s Strategy:
Taking Advantage of the Expanding American Power
Coping with the “Australian Dream” to be the Asian Pacific “United States”
“Operation Enduring Freedom” and the Encirclement
Australian Investigation of the Bali Terrorist Attack
Australian as one of the “Big Three” of the Iraqi War
V. Conclusion – the 4 Interpretations of SE Asian Terrorism
Separatism, Anti-Totalitarianism, Universalism or “T”-errorism?
Gainers of Attributing Other Crises as “T”-errorism
Question: (1) Are there any possibilities for the Southeast Asia to be the next Middle
East with fervent Islamic influence? (2) Can Australia become a big power?
Main Text: Amitav Acharya: “State-society Relations: Asian and World Order after
September 11” (B&D P.194-204)
Supplementary Text: BBC News: In Depth
Bali http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/asia_pacific/2002/bali
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