01 April 2014
Counter Terrorist Trends and Analysis (CTTA) – Volume 6, Issue 3
This issue presents a regional focus on Southeast Asia, with four articles reviewing the recent developments in southern Thailand and the southern Philippines, two of the epicentres of violent political conflict in the region, as well as the evolving threat in Indonesia respectively: (1) Tom Farrell offers an in-depth discussion of the crisis in Bangkok and how it impacts the situation in southern Thailand; (2) Muh Taufiqurrohman and V. Arianti analyse the implications involving the emergence of an ‘anti-deradicalisation program’ in Indonesia, in which extremist groups seek to undermine the state’s efforts towards deradicalising terrorist detainees and their families; (3) Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin examines the nature of the threat posed by online extremism in Indonesia, and argues that tradecraft manuals posted on extremist websites are not as threatening as the online efforts to raise funds and mobilize support for the wider cause of the community; (4) Anton Chan discusses the significance of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed in March 2014, and examines to what extent it strengthens the prospect for peace and stability in the country.
This issue presents a regional focus on Southeast Asia, with four articles reviewing the recent developments in southern Thailand and the southern Philippines, two of the epicentres of violent political conflict in the region, as well as the evolving threat in Indonesia respectively: (1) Tom Farrell offers an in-depth discussion of the crisis in Bangkok and how it impacts the situation in southern Thailand; (2) Muh Taufiqurrohman and V. Arianti analyse the implications involving the emergence of an ‘anti-deradicalisation program’ in Indonesia, in which extremist groups seek to undermine the state’s efforts towards deradicalising terrorist detainees and their families; (3) Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin examines the nature of the threat posed by online extremism in Indonesia, and argues that tradecraft manuals posted on extremist websites are not as threatening as the online efforts to raise funds and mobilize support for the wider cause of the community; (4) Anton Chan discusses the significance of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed in March 2014, and examines to what extent it strengthens the prospect for peace and stability in the country.
