Resolving the conflict in Aceh : the efforts of the Indonesian government to deal with the separatist threat from the free Aceh movement (GAM)
This dissertation provides a historical analysis of the Aceh conflict through the theoretical lens of Andre Beaufre 's concept of direct and indirect strategies. It shows that the Suharto Government adopted a direct strategy, while the B.J. Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14464 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Summary: | This dissertation provides a historical analysis of the Aceh conflict through the theoretical lens of Andre Beaufre 's concept of direct and indirect strategies. It shows that the Suharto Government adopted a direct strategy, while the B.J. Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid and Megawati Soekarnoputri Governments that followed attempted to apply some form of indirect strategy but did not succeed due to a combination of factors including the absence of political will, lack of support from key interest groups such as the Indonesian military, and unfavourable circumstances on the ground. |
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