This site is updated weekly by the Global Reporting Network, a program of the Center for War, Peace, and the News Media at New York University's Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. A guide to expert directories maintained by various research , academic, and policy organizations, created especially for journalists. The Center is currently seeking a Deputy Director. Indonesia's Presidential Crisis Abdurrahman Wahid's presidency has been dealt a devastating blow by the parliament's overwhelming vote February 1 to begin proceedings that could end with impeachment.
Party leaders are worried about violence between the president's supporters and opponents.
A compromise is being sought, but it is unlikely the president will survive with powers intact or that Indonesia will soon have a government strong enough to get reform back on track. The Armitage Report has been presented in the Japanese press as a form of gaiatsu, as pressure on Japan. But that would be a misreading. In fact, the Armitage Report talks about power sharing, about opening the door for Japan to have a larger voice in the alliance, and about having a more balanced partnership. The current Palestinian uprising is a direct result of the failure of the U.S. to support such a peace settlement based on international law and UN Security Council resolutions.