FORTY-FIVE years ago, the launch of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) at the start of the post-Sukarno New Order era was seen as a ground-breaking event. CSIS became the leading institution for research and intellectual discussions on politics and the economy in Indonesia and the region. It founded Track 2 diplomacy alongside the official annual summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and played a k