HOW GREAT IS THE THREAT OF PSEUDO-ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA?
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2017-13-4-67-82
Abstract
What are the chances of turning Southeast Asia into a new hotbed of ISIS (prohibited in Russia) terrorism? Of the 650 million people
living in SEA, more than 40%, or 260 million, profess this religion. The region is also an independent, very active and large-scale theater of military operations of Islamist radical and extremist terrorist organizations. But against the danger of turning Southeast Asia into a hotbed of the ISIS plays the fact that its Muslim community is fragmented into heterogeneous ethnic, linguistic and socio-cultural as well as territorially and politically separated groups. The majority of Muslims in the region have moderate religious
views. Political regimes in the countries of the region are quite stable. The authorities are actively fi ghting radicalism and terrorism. The largest non-regional powers are also interested in fi ghting terrorism. They are striving to maintain stability and security in the region. China is strengthening on the islands of the SCS and is beginning to implement important economic projects. The US joined the anti-terrorist activities, considering the region as a sphere of its geopolitical interests. The fi ght against terrorism and transnational crime is one of the central issues in the Russian-ASEAN dialogue. Thus, although the danger of moving the ISIS to SEA is significant
enough, there are serious factors to resist this.
About the Author
L. M. EFIMOVA
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Sci. (Hist.), professor of the Chair of Oriental Studies
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EFIMOVA L.M. HOW GREAT IS THE THREAT OF PSEUDO-ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA? Islam in the modern world. 2017;13(4):67-82. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2017-13-4-67-82
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