The Creating Safer Space project ‘Civilian (Self-) Protection from Violent Conflict in Papua: Exploring Local Infrastructures and Initiatives’ published an opinion peace in the Jakarta Post, entitled ‘A new approach to violent conflict in Papua’, on 5 March 2024. The article is written by Arfiansyah and Delsy Ronnie, and it argues that recognizing and allowing a nonpartisan third party to focus solely on protecting civilians from violent conflict could be a stepping stone to conflict management in Papua. The article is available here:
https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2024/03/05/a-new-approach-to-violent-conflict-in-papua.html
The article is currently only available to subscribers of Jakarta Post, but please contact creating-safer-space@aber.ac.uk if you would like to connect with the authors to learn more about their research.