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        "id": 1451237,
        "msgid": "new-opportunities-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-11-01 00:00:00",
        "title": "New opportunities",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "New opportunities With a new reformist President in place, Indonesia is suddenly back on the diplomatic \"A\" list. And Australian Prime Minister John Howard, is very keen to come to the party. What a difference a decade makes. The election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this month promises the revival of Indonesia's leadership role in the region and possibly beyond.",
        "content": "<p>New opportunities<\/p>\n<p>With a new reformist President in place, Indonesia is suddenly<br>\nback on the diplomatic \"A\" list. And Australian Prime Minister<br>\nJohn Howard, is very keen to come to the party. What a difference<br>\na decade makes.<\/p>\n<p>The election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this month promises<br>\nthe revival of Indonesia's leadership role in the region and<br>\npossibly beyond. Canberra's renewed enthusiasm for cooperation<br>\nshould come with far less baggage attached than the previous<br>\ncourtship of Jakarta under the former prime minister Paul<br>\nKeating.<\/p>\n<p>The overwhelmingly positive international response to Susilo's<br>\nelection is partly due to his pro-Western, market-oriented<br>\nplatform and his pledge to swap policy paralysis for sweeping<br>\nreforms. It is also a result of the unexpectedly smooth<br>\ndemocratic process which brought him to office. Hundreds of<br>\nmillions of ballots were successfully cast this year in national<br>\nand presidential elections - one of the world's most complex<br>\nelectoral exercises.<\/p>\n<p>But it is more than that. Indonesia boasts a moderate Muslim<br>\nmajority and a historic commitment to religious pluralism. This<br>\nmakes Jakarta a very desirable ally for the West, not just in a<br>\nstrategic war on terrorism - including the fight against<br>\nIndonesian-based extremist cells - but in the broader ideological<br>\nbattle to demonstrate that Islam and democracy can co-exist.<\/p>\n<p>For Australia, closer ties with Indonesia could help open<br>\ndoors across Asia, and the new Cabinet includes at least one<br>\nsenior economist with a close affinity for Australia. But<br>\nCanberra needs to be wary of unrealistically high expectations.<br>\nIndonesian Muslims are moderates, but many perceive Western<br>\nattitudes towards Islam as uniformly negative. This means the<br>\npresident will need to steer a somewhat independent course. And<br>\nthat will make him a somewhat unpredictable new friend.<\/p>\n<p>-- The Sydney Morning Herald<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-opportunities-1447893297",
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