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I have come to CSEAS, Kyoto University primarily to work on two projects. The first is to do some research and write a short paper on the role of Japan, both governmental and non-governmental institutions, in promoting intellectual exchanges within and amongst the ASEAN countries. Currently there are several institutions in Japan that actively finance scholarly exchanges between Japanese and Southeast Asian scholars, which ironically provide the only opportunities for Southeast Asian academics and intellectuals to learn about their ASEAN neighbours. As ASEAN moves towards a more people-centred organisation such a people-to-people exchange, especially amongst academics will become critical in raising awareness about ASEAN. The strategic role of Japan in this field will be examined critically. The second project is a long-term one, namely to start writing a handbook on Indonesian foreign policy aimed at the general readers, looking at the key factors and key relations.

I obtained my BA (Hons) in Oriental and African History as well as my M.A. in Southeast Asian Area Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. My PhD, with a thesis entitled "ASEAN as an aspect of Indonesian Foreign Policy" was awarded by Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. I am currently a Research Professor at The Research-Centre for Politics, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). I also hold the position of the Deputy Chairman for Social Sciences and Humanities at LIPI as well as the Director for Program and Research at The Habibie Center.

I have authored and edited several books and published over a hundred articles in Journals and edited books in English and Indonesian. My main publications include "Foreign Policy and Regionalism:Indonesia in ASEAN", and "Indonesia at Large".