Publication

In this opinion piece, the author presents his views of the Comprehensive Agreement reached between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on January 25, 2014. He contends that the agreement does more than end over forty years of war in Muslim Mindanao. It also shows a world beset by intractable conflicts how sustained political will and skillful negotiation can produce comprehensive agreements to address the complex drivers of conflict and offer the hope of lasting peace. (Note: this opinion piece was first published in Mindanews on January 28, 2014.)