Publication

After a brief background on the Moro problem in the Philippines, this paper analyzes why peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were delayed between 1996 to 2004. The author offers five recommendations with short-term and long-term implications: substantive negotiations and a road map; the time allotment for and structure of the negotiations; interim ceasefire and development projects; more work on possible solutions and peace policy and peace movement-building.