Case Study—Aceh: Peacemaking After the Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, fighters with the Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, or GAM) looked on helplessly from mountain redoubts as tsunami waves washed over their coastal village below, killing nearly every inhabitant. Although the tsunami that devastated much of Aceh—a province of Indonesia embroiled in conflict for almost 30 years—did not end fighting right away, it helped kick-start successful peace negotiations...
