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A Free Aceh Movement flag, right, flies alongside the Indonesian national flag during a rally outside the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on Aug. 15, 2026. Reza Saifullah/AFP via Getty Images

21 years after disaster helped bring peace to Aceh – has botched Indonesian response to floods reignited calls for independence?

A decades-long insurgency in the Indonesian province ended after 2004’s devastating tsunami. But pro-independence talk is on the rise again.
Terrorists tend not to exploit humanitarian disasters, such as the 2004 tsunami that caused devastation across Thailand and Indonesia. AP Photo/Karim Khamzin

Terrorists weigh risks to their reputation when deciding which crises to exploit − new research

While economic and security crises coincide with an uptick in terrorist activity, the opposite is true when it comes to natural disasters.

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