. @SecBlinken's call today with #Indonesia FM Retno Marsudi has sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole re the largest Muslim-majority nation's work on the #Afghanistan peace process.

Here's a short thread👇 from that dive:
FOR CONTEXT, here's the read out of the conversation. It was the last line that got me Googling...
Here's a good explainer of #Indonesia's role via @ASEANtoday: "Jakarta has long used the idea of Islamic diplomacy to support peace in Afghanistan and in this regard, Indonesia’s support for an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process remains steadfast." https://www.aseantoday.com/2020/09/how-has-indonesias-islamic-diplomacy-helped-the-afghan-peace-process/
A couple key points here:

-- #Indonesia's focus on dialogue with an Islamic group that remains essential to Afghanistan’s political landscape (part of its Islamic diplomacy)

-- An "Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace" process

...also...
"To build peace in #Afghanistan, #Indoneais has focused on the role of clerics and the empowerment of women," FM Marsudi wrote herself in 2018. (so Humanitarian diplomacy) https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2020/03/05/toward-long-lasting-peace-and-stability-in-afghanistan.html
Toward long-lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan

As the country has endured more than 40 years of conflict, we need to first restore trust among all parties in Afghanistan to ensure success in the intra-Afghan negotiations.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2020/03/05/toward-long-lasting-peace-and-stability-in-afghanistan.html
Finally, some caution via @LowyInstitute on #Indonesia's desire to be an impartial mediator:
Constraints...
-- Overuse of Islamic diplomacy
-- Limitations of engagement with Islamic political forces
-- A difficult geopolitical context in #Afghanistan https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/indonesia-s-islamic-diplomacy-seeks-broker-afghan-peace
Indonesia’s “Islamic diplomacy” seeks to broker an Afghan peace

This is not the first time Jakarta has sought opportunities by mediating a peace process, but there are plenty of obstacles.

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/indonesia-s-islamic-diplomacy-seeks-broker-afghan-peace
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