Aceh peace process : an anatomy of failure and success.

Abstract

Southeast Asia has long been plagued by armed separatist conflicts, particularly in Indonesia, Southern Thailand and in the Southern Philippines. In 2005, however, the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka-GAM) successfully concluded a permanent political settlement and ended the armed struggle. Through the theoretical lens of Rhonda Callaway's and Julie Harrelson-Stephens's human rights and terrorism model, we will examine the impact of the counterterrorism-like strategies used under the Suharto regime and the utility of the human security approach used by the post-Suharto administrations to resolve the conflict.