The Duterte administration can ill afford further delays to the Mindanao peace process.
Author: Joseph Franco
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The Tokhang campaign suffers from assuming that local officials are trustworthy and the information they provide accurate.
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It is unclear whether Duterte has the ability to maintain the fragile network of alliances that have led to his electoral success.
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Even a false specter of ISIS in the region will empower those opposed to the peace process and who instead favor pursuit of a military victory against local Islamists.