Tensions in Papua: the Melanesian dimension

Two recent developments –rising communal tensions in Indonesia’s province of Papua and the establishment of a Secretariat for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) funded by China – point to the importance of careful and sensitive management of this troubled province by Indonesia, as well as diplomat...

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Main Author: Bateman, Sam
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82630
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40162
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Two recent developments –rising communal tensions in Indonesia’s province of Papua and the establishment of a Secretariat for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) funded by China – point to the importance of careful and sensitive management of this troubled province by Indonesia, as well as diplomatic care and restraint from Indonesia’s neighbours and the MSG.