This essay examines the question of why it is reasonable for the Philippine government to deny the separation of the Philippine Muslims in Mindanao. Following initial explanations of some main ideas in the context of secession, the second section considers the underlying question from two...

Indonesia under the rule of President Suharto had a completely different political system than the current one. This change refers to the now existing political freedoms, the free and fair character of elections, the decentralisation process, and the declining number of human rights violations....

The “Malabar CY 07-02” naval exercises held in the Bay of Bengal in the first week of September 2007 were the largest of their kind and may change the security structure of Asia. Thirty ships and 300 aircrafts were sent by four states – namely, Australia, Japan, India, and the USA. These...

Peace seemed to be only a small step away when the government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) announced that a compromise on the ancestral domain issue had been reached and a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was to be signed in early August. However, opposition to...