Archive for September 16th, 2008
How a New Peace Talk May Proceed
By Maugan Buat Mosaid, Ph.D.
In a recent article I wrote which was roughly titled “A New Perspective on the Mindanao Problem Based on Some Historical and Current Realities”, I tried to surmise some lessons and current insights based on the experience with the peace process as it has been. They may be worth mentioning here: (more…)
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DDR? by Kristian Herbolzheimer / MindaNews
Kristian Herbolzheimer
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 07:07
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Sept) — When a government puts DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration) as a precondition for talks it means it is not serious about political negotiations. Rebel groups take up arms to challenge a given political situation, not to negotiate how and when to hand them over. Of course the issues of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration have to be an important component of any peace negotiation. But no armed oposition group will discuss DDR before the root-causes of the conflict have been recognized and addressed. (more…)
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