Philippines
A test for Australia in Marawi
The continuing conflict in the southern Philippines has engaged Australia's regional counter-terrorism interests like never before. Few predicted that the siege of Marawi, now…
Has Marawi killed the Philippines peace process?
For years, the common wisdom about conflict in the southern Philippines was that the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was the best antidote to…
Commentary
The 21st century will be a battle on the urban front
Originally published in The Australian.
Euan Graham , Greg Colton
Commentary
Islamist violence in Marawi City a potential threat to Indonesia
Originally published in the Australian.
Alan Dupont
Mindanao: In the face of a new, united threat, Duterte courts unorthodox alliances
The conflict in the Philippines’ city of Marawi has now claimed the lives of 100 people, and President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to his May 23 imposition of martial law for the…
With martial law in Mindanao, where next for the Philippines?
The shocking siege in Marawi City in the Philippines island of Mindanao this past week represents the apex of heightening violence between Islamic militants and counter-terror…
How local politics is shaping The Philippines' foreign ministry
By Michael Coyne, an intern with the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.
It's been a strange few weeks at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. First, former…
A ‘caliphate’ unlikely, but Bishop still right to focus on southern Philippines
Even if the likelihood of a 'caliphate' emerging on Australia's doorstep is low, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is right to focus attention on the southern…
The Philippine senator taking on President Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marked his first one hundred days at the helm earlier this month with sky-high approval ratings, the likes of which are…
What the Philippines and Australia can learn from Vietnam about living with China
It is early days, granted, but the Philippines' crude and crass new president Rodrigo Duterte appears increasingly intent on reversing his predecessor's plucky South China Sea…