Peace plan – Political hurdles in the Mindanao peace process
Martina Klimes
The insurgent Moro Islamic Liberation Front faces political and economic challenges in implementing a peace plan for a new, autonomous political entity in Mindanao called Bangsamoro. Martina Klimesova examines why the group is nevertheless unlikely to instigate Islamist radicalisation in the Philippines.
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