The Tri-Border Area: Jihadi Epicentre in Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Singh, Jasminder, Muhammad Haziq Bin Jani
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Conflict and Stability; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81943; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41023
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The spectre of Islamist terror groups has resurfaced in the Tri-Border Area (TBA) adjoining the southern Philippines. The supposed Islamic State (IS) is the latest iteration of the threat in an area of competing territorial claims, regional politicking and complacent security.