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Happy 68th anniversary of the Bandung Conference!
After 3 years of thinking and writing abt the conference's legacies, I finally made it to Bandung back in February. It was a rollercoaster of an experience (1/10)
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Estey Chen
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Estey Chen
@EsteyChen
Postgrad at @OSGAOxford. Formerly @VriensPartners, @IISS_org, @KontraS, @SoutheastasiaDC, @thedaily. Tweets on SEA, food, and the Cold War (she/her).
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@jagowriter If we’re going to raise the bar, I would settle for an ambo who doesn’t denigrate local media and his or her counterparts. Shirt and shoes optional!
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My admittedly modest hope for the next American ambassador to Singapore, assuming there is one, is that he or she not throw up the finger heart in every photo, based on the misapprehension that it is somehow local.
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@dmkmtoday There’s really no shortage of iconic pics ft Bung Karno
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Randomly fell down a rabbit hole of Khruschev's 12-day trip to Indonesia in Feb 1960, and I'm thoroughly entertained by his hats
A reminder that by 1962 Indonesia was the top recipient of Soviet military and economic aid among non-bloc developing countries
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With all this in mind, would've been interesting to see where Indonesia falls in this new @pewresearch @pewglobal survey on public views of Russia/Ukraine:
pewresearch.org/wp-content/upl…
Estey Chen@EsteyChen
Randomly fell down a rabbit hole of Khruschev's 12-day trip to Indonesia in Feb 1960, and I'm thoroughly entertained by his hats A reminder that by 1962 Indonesia was the top recipient of Soviet military and economic aid among non-bloc developing countries
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@rachman_joseph guided missiles, MiG-21 fighters, cigs... they offer 'em all
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Sources: photos shot by John Dominis in Life magazine, cia.gov/readingroom/do…
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“Our forest is no longer deforested: the animals are awake and we’re more awake,” he said. “The whole world feels the impact, not just us.”
feeling inspired to wade through mud in a north sumatra forest... thank you for this reporting @thevmilko
apnews.com/article/aceh-i…
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Remarkable in demographic breakdown of Indonesian presidential election results: 55.8% of Nahdlatul Ulama Muslims voted for Prabowo-Gibran, not for the candidates who are NU figures (Muhaimin Iskandar, Mahfud MD) - in fact at much higher rates than Muhammadiyah or other Muslims
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why is everyone having so much fun with it haha
JATOSINT@Jatosint
Indonesian authorities arrested three people who often carried out acts of piracy in the Malacca and Singapore Straits, with two others still at large:
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here's @nytimes coverage:
"...differences over nuclear policy were discussed, but remained unresolved.
Another issue of dispute between the two nations is India's ban on the export of rhesus monkeys ... Mr. Desai, an observant Hindu, opposes the killing of the animals."
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ok so what did everyone else eat? seems like a tasty, albeit safely boring, pescatarian feast
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In honor of the G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, here's some India x White House State Dinners content from 1978:
exhibit a: proof that the State Department monitors the dietary restrictions of world leaders ... anyone up for dinner of fresh fruit, nuts, and milk?
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The UK has got itself a honey badger defence strategy and I, for one, find it a defining move. One still with plenty of questions to answer, and a journey ahead fraught with risks. But then, rewards won't come about easy anymore - so what happens now is what matters most. thanks!
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Good morning twitter. Yesterday was Defence Command Paper (DCP) Refresh day: gov.uk/government/pub… - possibly the best document of this kind in a long time, when read next to the CP21 gov.uk/government/pub…. In fact one needs to read them together to make sense of it all. A🧵:
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Associate fellow @a_natalegawa dissects how Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's unexpected remarks at the #ShangriLaDialogue in June reflect current internal divisions in Indonesian foreign policy, via @9DashLine: bit.ly/3pxQbz0
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Back on Twitter for 20 seconds to share my latest article, co-written with @jamescrabtree ⬇️
IISS News@IISS_org
Participating countries devised and announced several new bilateral and multilateral agreements at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue 2023. Estey Chen and @jamescrabtree outline the new diplomatic initiatives. #SLD23 iiss.org/online-analysi…
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In the sixth and final instalment of the IISS Myanmar Conflict Map 'Warscape' series, @MsNicolaSW examines a new cast of conflict actors waging a frontless war against the junta in Lower Myanmar. myanmar.iiss.org/analysis/lower
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Our @IISS_org #SLD23 starts on Friday. If you are interested, this was a fun chat running through some of the issues we expect from those attending.
IISS News@IISS_org
Ahead of #SLD23, @MeiaNouwens is joined by @jamescrabtree, @BenSchreer, @LynnKuok & @ConnellyAL to discuss some of the themes and topics at Asia’s premier security summit | 🎧 Tune in now: iiss.org/podcasts/sound…
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Jokes aside, lots to watch for this year at #SLD23!
Here's a good thread from @EvanLaksmana of @IISS_org commentaries offering a preview of the conference:
twitter.com/EvanLaksmana/s…
Evan A. Laksmana@EvanLaksmana
As we enter #SLD23 week, here's a few curtain-raisers by @IISS_org staff on what to expect--from the key issues to the views of key actors and their wider implications 👇 open-ended 🧵
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