Publication

This report looks into the question of nongovernmental actors in peace processes by utilizing the case of Aceh to produce some tentative hypotheses. The authors explain that while regional political rhetoric emphasizes the role of states as actors of security, member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have never had militarized inter-state disputes that have lead to casualties. All the main conflicts in the region have been fought between civil society movements and states. They conclude that challenges to Southeast Asian security do not come from state actors, but from non-state actors.