Tag "Mindanao"
Security
South and Central Asia
Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Singapore in the crosshairs?
Singapore is a potential target for transnational militant groups from neighboring countries, insider threats, and returning foreign fighters to the region.
Asia Pacific
Security
Trends of 2016: Duterte, the Philippines, and the prospect of peace
Duterte’s compromise with the various Moro factions is crucial to stopping the growth of ISIS-linked terrorist organizations in Southeastern Asia.
Asia Pacific
Security
Kidnapping risk on the rise in the Philippines
With Indonesian and Malaysian sailors recently being taken hostage by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a Philippine terrorist group with a long history of kidnap-for-ransom operations, what is the risk
Asia Pacific
Security
Peace postponed in the Philippines
The peace process in the Philippines has undergone a significant setback with the failure of Congress to approve a major bill strengthening the autonomy of the Bangsamoro region in Mindanao.