Jim Della-Giacoma

Project Director, South East Asia
Jakarta, Indonesia

Crisis Group role:

Jim Della-Giacoma joined Crisis Group in April 2009 as South East Asia Project Director. He oversees the organisation's work in this region, including staff based in Indonesia, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.

Areas of expertise:

• Indonesia
• Timor-Leste
• Elections & democratic development
• Security Sector Reform

Professional background:

• Associate Director, Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (2006-2009)
• Senior Advisor, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (2003-2006)
• Political Affairs Officer, United Nations (1999-2000)
• Correspondent, Reuters, Jakarta, Indonesia (1995-1998)

Publications and media:

• Preventive Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: Rethinking the ASEAN Way, in Preventive Diplomacy: Regional Perspectives, International Peace Institute, December 2011
• The Violent Archipelago: Rethinking its Place in History, Indonesia, Volume 82 (October 2006) 115-120
• Listening to the People's Voice: Indonesian Voters' Perspectives on the Presidential Elections, Asia Program Special Report, No. 123 August 2004, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• The Next Step: East Timor Deserves Democracy, Asian Wall Street Journal, 22 June 2000

Languages:

• Bahasa Indonesia (fluent)
• English (native)

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