Regional Plunder in the `National Interest'
If the root cause of a problem is not addressed, who can say that a tragedy will not happen again?
July 3, 2001
Indonesia currently plays host to almost all of the factors that can give rise to conflict, leading to people being forced to flee their homes and become refugees. These factors are culture, economics, politics and, lastly, war. But, like sweeping the dirt under the carpet, we prefer to ignore the fact that the root causes of the conflicts afflicting various regions, whether directly or indirectly, result from government policies. Yes, the polici...