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Jemaah Islamiyah after the Recent Wave of Arrests: How Much Danger Remains?
Jemaah Islamiyah nach der jüngsten Verhaftungswelle: Wie viel Gefahr besteht noch?
[journal article]
Abstract In June 2007, the Indonesian police arrested two top leaders and a number of other alleged
members of Southeast Asia’s most prominent terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). The
arrests were the latest in a whole series of successful police operations that has weakened JI over
the last few ... view more
In June 2007, the Indonesian police arrested two top leaders and a number of other alleged
members of Southeast Asia’s most prominent terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). The
arrests were the latest in a whole series of successful police operations that has weakened JI over
the last few years. Some observers now believe that JI no longer poses an immediate threat to
Indonesian security, but others disagree, arguing that JI is merely in a temporary consolidation
phase. This article will assess these claims by examining the importance of the recent arrests and
placing them in the broader context of Indonesia’s continuing efforts to promote democratization
and reconciliation. It will be argued that JI is indeed still a dangerous organization, but that
the nature of the threat seems to have changed. JI may no longer be an immediate threat to
Western interests in Indonesia, but it continues to jeopardize stability in Indonesia because its
quintessential ideological goal to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia still resonates with many
young Indonesians. This is particularly dangerous in areas like Poso where years of communal
violence have left many young people disillusioned and susceptible to JI’s jihadi ideology.... view less
Keywords
islamism; democratization; leader; political stability; Indonesia; prisoner; terrorism; national security; fight against terrorism
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 73-84
Journal
Südostasien aktuell : journal of current Southeast Asian affairs, 26 (2007) 5
ISSN
1868-4882
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works