The Dynamic of Insurgencies and the Prospect of Peace Process in Southeast Asia

Abstrak

Southeast Asia has been a relatively benign region. However, with the on-going tension and sporadic violence in some regional flash points, the prospect of ever-lasting peace remains elusive. This essay seeks to review the dynamic of domestic insurgencies and peace process in the Mindanao region, southern Thailand, Myanmar and Papua. It also discusses the correlation between the peace deal in Philippine and the recent Sulu incursion into Sabah.