Kamarulzaman Askandar is the Coordinator for Research and Education for Peace at Universiti Sains Malaysia (REPUSM). He is also the Regional Coordinator for the Southeast Asian Conflict Studies Network (SEACSN). He has been active in supporting peacebuilding activities in conflict areas of Southeast Asia, and especially in Aceh, Indonesia, Mindanao, the Philippines, and Southern Thailand.

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Accord Issue 22: Cross-border peacebuilding

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