The Philippines has had a long struggle between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), a so-called revolutionary group, and the government, which is characterized by frustration, fear and hostility. The Philippines has been colonized twice, and the sensitivity and hatred is still felt strongly to this day. This hatred arose between different ethnic groups with different religions that were forced to relocate. As a result, the MNLF originated, and the more radical group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front split not long after. This factionalization has hampered peaceful negotiations, resulting in cycles and spirals of increasing and decreasing intensities. The status of the conflict is still very much alive, although humans have the ability to learn in conflict situations and should therefore change their position, structure, behaviour and/or attitude. But if these do not change, neither will the situation. The analysis has proven that in order to terminate this conflict, all the parties involved should carefully consider their costs in continuing the conflict and should adapt their preferred outcomes to suit that.
The Philippines has had a long struggle between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), a so-called revolutionary group, and the government, which is characterized by frustration, fear and hostility. The Philippines has been colonized twice, and the sensitivity and hatred is still felt strongly to this day. This hatred arose between different ethnic groups with different religions that were forced to relocate. As a result, the MNLF originated, and the more radical group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front split not long after. This factionalization has hampered peaceful negotiations, resulting in cycles and spirals of increasing and decreasing intensities. The status of the conflict is still very much alive, although humans have the ability to learn in conflict situations and should therefore change their position, structure, behaviour and/or attitude. But if these do not change, neither will the situation. The analysis has proven that in order to terminate this conflict, all the parties involved should carefully consider their costs in continuing the conflict and should adapt their preferred outcomes to suit that.
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