Two Solitudes: Post-tsunami & post-conflict Aceh.
In August 2005, after the devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean Basin, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the cessation of hostilities was signed by Aceh’s longstanding adversaries-the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). The tsunami was a major catalyst for ‘disaster diplomacy’-international political pressure, which, this paper argues, was an important … Continue reading Two Solitudes: Post-tsunami & post-conflict Aceh.