Crisis Group role:

Sidney Jones and Crisis Group’s South East Asian analysts based in Jakarta prepare analytical reports on the sources of conflict and violence in the region, with a particular focus on Indonesia. She has examined separatist conflicts (Aceh and Papua, Mindanao); communal conflicts (Poso, Moluccas); and ethnic conflict (Kalimantan). Her team has also looked at Islamic radicalism, producing a series of reports on Jemaah Islamiyah and its operations in Indonesia and the Philippines. It also looks at issues of security sector reform and decentralisation in Indonesia. Sidney frequently briefs the media, international organisations, and government representatives on these issues.

Areas of expertise:

• Terrorism in South East Asia  
• Indonesia, all aspects
• Islam in South East Asia

• Asia Director, Human Rights Watch (1989-2002)
• Indonesia-Philippines Researcher, Amnesty International (1985-88)
• Program Officer, Ford Foundation (1977-1984)

Publications and media:

• "Noordin’s Dangerous Liaisons", Tempo (Indonesia), 10 August 2009
• "Noor Din M. Top, JI, dan Al-Qaidah", Tempo (Indonesia), 10 August 2009
• "Prison Reform can Counter Terror Risks", The Age, 26 July 2009
• Indonesia: "Communal Tension a Prime Security Threat", The Jakarta Post, 3 January 2008
• "Watch Out for More Surprises in Indonesia", The Australian Financial Review, 3 January 2007
• "Priorities for a GAM-Led Government in Aceh", The Jakarta Post, 29 December 2006
• "Papua Shrouded by Misperception", The Australian Financial Review, 29 August 2006
• "Asking the Right Questions to Fight Terror", The Jakarta Post, 9 January 2006
• "Terrorism's Toxic Strains", The Age, 5 October 2005
• "Lessons from Latest Bali Bombings", The Wall street Journal, The Asian Wall Street Journal, 4 October 2005
• "Will Indonesia Seize Its Chance?", BBC News Online, 8 January 2005
• "After the Wave: Tsunami as Peacemaker", The Asian Wall Street Journal, 7 January 2005
• "Looking ahead in Indonesia: Challenges for the President-elect", The International Herald Tribune, 25 September 2004
• Making Money Off Migrants: The Indonesian Exodus to Malaysia, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, Sydney, Australia, 2000
• Frequent interviews with local and international media outlets, including The New York Times, Financial Times, CNN, BBC, ABC, NBC, The Jakarta Post, NHK, and The Australian

Languages:

• Bahasa Indonesia (fluent)
• English (native)