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This paper contends that Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), a militant extremist Islamist rebel group, has been quietly rebuilding its base and spreading its network of links in Indonesia. In light of this, the text’s author considers three directions the group could take in the future. These are that JI could 1) further the Islamic struggle in Indonesia through education and peaceful activism; 2) return to violence as a means for establishing an Indonesian ‘caliphate’, or 3) resurrect the original JI objective of creating a pan-regional Islamic polity in Southeast Asia. The report also addresses how Australia might best assist Indonesia in countering the threat stemming from JI.