Rule and Challenges
The past decade has witnessed profound social, political and economic change in Indonesia. The country has transformed from an authoritarian regime into one of Asia's most vibrant and decentralised democracies. This transformation is especially remarkable given Indonesia's high vulnerability to natural disasters, its geographical fragmentation and its large ethnically diverse population. In a decade, Indonesia achieved relative political and macroeconomic stability, made important progress toward its Millennium Development Goal targets, graduated from a Middle Income Country status and was welcomed to the fold of the G20.
Terrorism remains high on the priority of the UNODC and the Government of Indonesia after the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005 and the attacks on the J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta in 2009. UNODC applauded the Government's significant progress in ending the separatist conflicts in Aceh and Papua, which has helped to reduce terrorist attacks by separatists. Of late, the large scale radicalization of students enrolled in Pesantrens (Islamic schools) and the subsequent spreading of such influence in regular universities remains a cause for concerns.
Terrorism remains high on the priority of the UNODC and the Government of Indonesia after the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005 and the attacks on the J.W. Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta in 2009. UNODC applauded the Government's significant progress in ending the separatist conflicts in Aceh and Papua, which has helped to reduce terrorist attacks by separatists. Of late, the large scale radicalization of students enrolled in Pesantrens (Islamic schools) and the subsequent spreading of such influence in regular universities remains a cause for concerns.