Maurizio Geri

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Maurizio Geri

Maurizio Geri is a research assistant and PhD candidate in International Studies at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, and an independent analyst on political, security and democratic issues. His main research interests include democratization, political Islam, the politics of the Middle East and cooperative security. He is currently studying democratizing Muslim countries and their treatment of minorities, with consequences on domestic integration and regional security (in particular comparing Turkey and Indonesia). His website is www.democraticgeography.net.

The ‘Battle of Ideas’ to Defeat the Islamic State Begins in Indonesia

Posted by Maurizio Geri | Feb 5, 2016 | Asia Pacific, Culture |

To win against the Islamic State will require a battle of ideas, which Indonesia is in a unique position to be able to contribute to.