Realistic risk assessment key to fighting IS in Southeast Asia (Joseph Liow, RSIS, East Asia Forum)

Terrorism is not a new phenomenon in Southeast Asia, but goes as far back as the era of anti-colonial struggle. It gathered pace after September 11 with a series of attacks perpetrated mostly by the Al-Qaeda linked organisation Jemaah Islamiyah. Terrorism continues to pose a threat to Southeast Asian societies, as demonstrated by the recent attacks in Jakarta and the southern Philippines by groups inspired by the so-called Islamic State (IS).

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/05/05/realistic-risk-assessment-key-to-fighting-is-in-southeast-asia/