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Evan Laksmana

Evan A Laksmana is currently a Visiting Fellow at The National Bureau of Asian Research in Seattle, Washington. He is also a senior researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta and a doctoral candidate at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

Articles by Evan Laksmana (2)

  • Evan Laksmana 1 Apr 2016 10:30

    The domestic politics of Jakarta's South China Sea policy

    Over the past week, there have been renewed calls for Jakarta to take a tougher stance against Beijing following an incident where a Chinese coast guard vessel rammed one of its own fishing boats to pry it free from Indonesian authorities who had seized it for illegal fishing. Several analysts have examined the incident in great detail (see here and here). Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Susi Pudjiastuti on board an illegal fishing vessel, 14 March 2016 
  • Evan Laksmana 28 May 2015 08:00

    A way forward for Indonesia-Australia relations

    It is hard to avoid a sense of déjà vu when one looks at Indonesia-Australia relations today. Our fundamental strategic interests mostly converge – from regional and maritime stability to managing China's growing power – even if our policy preferences diverge in various issue areas. And each country realises the importance of the other. But although the Indonesia-Australia relationship looks balanced and sturdy from the outside, it is easily knocked down.