CourcyInt

INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

TO: All Strategic Intelligence Forum members

DATE: 19 January 2007

The Strategic Intelligence Forum is part of the Intelligence Research group, and as a member of the Strategic Intelligence Forum I am very pleased to send you from time to time a selection of reports published recently by Intelligence Research Ltd that I consider to be of particular STRATEGIC significance. Please find below my latest selection of Intelligence Research articles:

1. CHINA'S MILITARY PLANS - AsiaInt Political & Strategic Review, January 2007

SUMMARY: There appears to be a gap between China’s stated military intentions and its actual deployments. The country’s 2006 defence white paper, released in late December, said China "will not engage in any arms race or pose a military threat to any other country" but, "committed to peace, development, and cooperation, China pursues a road of peaceful development and endeavours". Such words are clearly designed to assuage foreign concerns, particularly those of the US, but what constitutes Chinese national defence is poorly identified and has previously been subject to some liberal definitions...

Link to full article: http://www.asiaint.com/arl/arl12631.asp

2. INDONESIA'S LAW ON TERROR - AsiaInt Political & Strategic Review, January 2007

SUMMARY: Following the acquittal of Abu Bakar Bashir by Indonesia’s Supreme Court, doubts have resurfaced regarding Indonesia’s capacity to clamp down on Islamist terrorism. Former president Megawati Sukarnoputri and current president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono have been praised by Western powers for committing to the war on terrorism. But the failure to find a long-term conviction in this cause célèbre case and uphold guilty verdicts against Bashir, allegedly the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah (JI), demands a closer look at Indonesia’s anti-terror legislation...

Link to full article: http://www.asiaint.com/arl/arl12638.asp

NOTE: Links to these - and other - reports can also be found in the Strategic Intelligence Monitoring Centre, which you may access on a 24/7 basis by going to www.stratintforum.com, logging in as a member, and selecting the Strategic Intelligence Monitoring Centre option.

With best regards

JKC de Courcy
Chairman
Strategic Intelligence Forum

P.S. You may sign up for a free evaluation of any Intelligence Research Ltd services by visiting the following websites, or you may contact our Business Development Director: [email protected].

www.intelligenceresearch.com
www.stratintforum.com
www.asiaint.com
www.latinnews.com