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Summaries vii Peace and Security Review Vol.1, No.2, Second Quarter, 2008, pp. vii-ix Summaries Making Peace with Pakistani Taliban to Isolate Al-Qaeda: Successes and Failures Rohan Gunaratna and Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan has become the epicentre of international terrorism in recent years. Located along the 2,400 km long rugged border separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, FATA has provided Al-Qaeda, the most hunted terrorist group in the world, with a robust and resilient sanctuary. According to the US Department of State’s Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 released on 30 April 2008, FATA has provided Al-Qaeda’s leadership with “greater mobility and ability to conduct training and operation planning, particularly that targeting Western Europe and the United States.” This paper attempts to analyze the peace agreements signed by the Pakistani government with the Tribes and militants in South and North Waziristan Agencies between 2004 and 2006. It progresses to discussing the post-peace agreement situation arising in the Waziristan Agencies and its impact on the security of Pakistan. Particular stress is laid upon the need for a developmental response including humanitarian projects, to fighting both terrorism and insurgency emanating from the region in question and garnering and sustaining, public support for the government’s campaign against such elements. Post-Cold War Great Power Security Dynamics in the Asia-Pacific Region S. Mahmud Ali The end of the Cold War and the coterminous implosion of the Soviet Union in the early 1990’s marked a dramatic transition at the global strategic ‘centre.’ The Cold War, which hinged on a nuclear peace, was a potentially unstable system. The fear was that in the event of a temporary superiority, the other could launch a first strike, destroying deterrence and initiating a devastating escalatory chain. The Cold War’s sudden and largely unanticipated end robbed the system of that acute clarity and bipolar structure. Uncertainty injected fluidity into the system and the transition to successor architecture is Vol. 1, No. 1 2008 pp. i-vi
viii Peace and Security Review Vol.1, No.2, Second Quarter, 2008 proving to be long and complicated. This paper explores the effect of that uncertainty on the Asia-Pacific region. Philippines’ Counter Insurgency and Terrorism Campaign in Bangsamoro Southern Philippines: Lessons and Practices Taharudin Piang Ampatuan The Philippines, even before the tragic 11 th September 2001 terrorist attack on the United States, has had a long history struggling against insurgency. This is the threat from the half century of communist insurgency and the four decades old Islamist inspired Muslim Secessionist Movement also known as Bangsamoro movement in Southern Philippines. The latter movement has a long history, but emerged as a greater, more radical threat as a result of their experience in the Afghan War. Having been exposed to the wider international Islamists movement, the Moros gained an appreciation of their place in the global struggle as well as the military skills necessary to implement their new found shared ideology. These skills were used in destructive attacks in the urban centers in the Philippines, such as the seizing and burning of a progressive Christian town of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay province in 1995, the Rizal day Mass transit (LRT) bombing attack in Manila in 2000, the bombing and sinking of Super ferry Inter-Island sea vessel in the off shore of Manila in 2003 and the Davao City international airport Bombing in 2003 that resulted to hundred of civilian casualties. This paper concentrates on the Philippine counter terrorism response to the Bangsamoro secessionist movement. The article argues the need for a comprehensive strategy to dealing with the movement. Otherwise, it is argued that the Philippine government’s attempts would remain half hearted and would ultimately result in the perpetuation of the struggle. The article concludes by elucidating appropriate policy recommendations. South Asia and Regionalism: Searching for an Identity Badrul A. Khan South Asia is in the middle of a profound change. This paper analyses the prospect of regionalisation in South Asia. Regionalism remains problematic for the region, which the paper analyses by taking into account its diffused geo-strategic context generated by the hostility between two of its important neighbours ⎯ India and Pakistan and the involvement of the USA in regional politics. Difficulties in imagining South Asia as region also remain embedded in the historical grievances and mistrust that countries in South Asia have towards each other. A crucial point in regionalisation debate is its asymmetric nature. India’s galloping developmental pace has created new Vol. 1, No. 1 2008 pp. i-vi
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