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Steven Rogers

Steven Rogers is a journalist who has lived in the Philippines for more than twenty years. His article on Muslim separatism in the Philippines, “Beyond the Abu Sayyaf,” appeared in the January–February 2004 issue of Foreign Affairs.

October 2004, Volume 15, Issue 4

Philippine Politics and the Rule of Law

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s election as president in her own right capped a campaign that spoke well of Philippine democracy, but yawning gaps in the rule of law obstruct the road to consolidation.