Aceh is in the spotlight. Armed clashes between the TNI and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are recurring and casualties are on the rise. The situation is worsened by the torching of the Joint Security Committee (JSC) office, the institution which is supposed to mediate the conflict. The governments offer to go back to the negotiating table at the JSC level has been declined by GAM. This dead end spelt trouble for Jakarta, which immediately launche