Clan Politics and the Future of the Bangsamoro Peace Deal
Clan Politics and the Future of the Bangsamoro Peace Deal
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Clan Politics and the Future of the Bangsamoro Peace Deal

Elections in 2022 will bring an autonomous regional government to the Bangsamoro, a part of the southern Philippines long riven by rebellion. To prepare for the 2014 peace deal’s last test, the area’s interim self-rule entity needs to accommodate the big clans that dominate its politics.

Clan Politics and the Future of the Bangsamoro Peace Deal

Georgi Engelbrecht, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for the Philippines, reflects on the political role of clans and families in Bangsamoro CRISISGROUP

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