This is as good a description as any of the latest round in the sporadically recurring effort toward a negotiated peace in Mindanao

http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/F...20Mindanao.pdf

I'm not at all optimistic. Possibly a few lessons have been learned from the complete fiasco that resulted the last time out - the doomed-from-the-start MOA/AD that I once nominated for a "Peace Process Least Likely to Produce Peace" award, but still few grounds for optimism.

All discussion of Mindanao peace negotiations, past or current, is welcome!