Abstract
The terrorist bombings that killed 20 people, including five foreign tourists, and injured more than 120 on the Indonesian island of Bali on 2 October should not have come as a surprise. Despite advances in Indonesian counter-terrorism efforts over the last three years and the splintering of the Indonesia-based but pan-regional Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist organisation, a tangible threat has persisted. While weaknesses in Indonesian law-enforcement are partly to blame, lawlessness in the southern Philippines has provided JI and other militants with a sanctuary. Indonesia and other Southeast Asian states could do much to minimise the threat still posed by Islamist terrorists.
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