Over the past few years, terrorist activity has declined in Southeast Asia, including in both Malaysia and the Philippines. However, despite this decline, many of the same dynamics that have historically given rise to terrorism and violent extremism remain the same. As part of RESOLVE’s sixth annual Global Forum Series, the RESOLVE Network on February 11 hosted a conversation about recent trends related to regional and local violent extremism and conflict in Southeast Asia. Focusing on Malaysia and the Philippines, this conversation brought together the experts behind two RESOLVE publications to explore historical ties, ongoing developments, cross-border dynamics and their implications for our understanding of current and future manifestations of violent extremism and conflict in the region.
Dr. Alastair Reed, opening remarks
Senior Expert and Executive Director, RESOLVE Network, U.S. Institute of Peace
Brian Harding, opening remarks
Senior Expert, Southeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace
Dr. Samuel D. Henkin
Researcher, Geospatial Research Unit, START at University of Maryland
Joseph Franco
Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for National Security, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Amina Rasul-Bernardo
President, Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy
Dr. Haroro Ingram, moderator
Fellow, Mindanao State University (Marawi) and Senior Research Fellow with the Program on Extremism at GWU
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/conflict-and-violent-extremism-southeast-asia
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