Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006

This paper looks at the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) and the role it played with respect to the decommissioning of GAM weapons and the redeployment of the Indonesian security forces, as well as monitoring the reintegration of former combatants, human rights and the legislation for the governance of...

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Main Author: Schulze, Kirsten E
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Working Paper
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90666
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4388
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description This paper looks at the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) and the role it played with respect to the decommissioning of GAM weapons and the redeployment of the Indonesian security forces, as well as monitoring the reintegration of former combatants, human rights and the legislation for the governance of Aceh. It will argue that the AMM was successful for five key reasons: First, the commitment to the peace process of GAM and the Indonesian government; second, the leadership and impartiality of its head of mission; third, the support of individual EU member states during the set-up phase; fourth, the quick amnesty and the Commission on Security Arrangements (COSA); and finally, its lack of focus on implementing the human rights elements at the beginning of the process, which made it possible for the AMM to ultimately complete its mission in the highly sensitive context of Indonesian domestic politics.
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spelling ntu-10356/906662020-11-01T08:48:55Z Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006 Schulze, Kirsten E S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia This paper looks at the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) and the role it played with respect to the decommissioning of GAM weapons and the redeployment of the Indonesian security forces, as well as monitoring the reintegration of former combatants, human rights and the legislation for the governance of Aceh. It will argue that the AMM was successful for five key reasons: First, the commitment to the peace process of GAM and the Indonesian government; second, the leadership and impartiality of its head of mission; third, the support of individual EU member states during the set-up phase; fourth, the quick amnesty and the Commission on Security Arrangements (COSA); and finally, its lack of focus on implementing the human rights elements at the beginning of the process, which made it possible for the AMM to ultimately complete its mission in the highly sensitive context of Indonesian domestic politics. 2009-02-05T09:32:21Z 2019-12-06T17:51:49Z 2009-02-05T09:32:21Z 2019-12-06T17:51:49Z 2007 2007 Working Paper Schulze, K. E. (2007). Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 131). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90666 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4388 RSIS Working Papers ; 131/07 Nanyang Technological University 64 p. application/pdf
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Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006
title Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006
title_full Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006
title_fullStr Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006
title_full_unstemmed Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006
title_short Mission not so impossible : the AMM and the transition from conflict to peace in Aceh, 2005 - 2006
title_sort mission not so impossible the amm and the transition from conflict to peace in aceh 2005 2006
topic DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90666
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