Indonesia's Justice and Prosperity Party, PKS, threatens Indonesia with ballots more than bullets, writes Sadanand Dhume. It shares the radical beliefs of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and threatens the nation's success in a globalizing world
Indonesia is an extraordinarily resilient society. Its tolerantculture, religious traditions, and diversity cannot be easilysubverted. Ample proof resides in what has proven a successful,centuries-long struggle with Islamism and its precursors-a triumphenshrined today in Indonesia's 10-year-old democracy. ButIndonesia's democracy is more than a shrine. It is the battlefieldin a continuing struggle of ideas.