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Rebels against mines? Legitimacy and restraint on landmine use in the Philippines
Swedish Defence University, Department of War Studies and Military History, Strategy Division.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2544-8683
2023 (English)In: Security Studies, ISSN 0963-6412, E-ISSN 1556-1852, Vol. 32, no 3, p. 505-536Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Rebels have become the most prolific users of landmines but still display significant variation in how they employ and restrict the weapon’s use. This article argues that how rebels exercise restraint on landmine use depends on which audiences they rely on most. In a comparative case study of three Philippine rebel groups—the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Abu Sayyaf Group, and the New People’s Army—this article highlights three main findings. First, rebels reliant on voluntary compliance from local communities are more likely to limit the effects of landmines on their perceived constituency. Second, when rebels have conciliatory relations with the government, they are more likely to comply with national law, reciprocate government behavior, and limit the effects of landmines on the government’s constituents. Finally, rebels seeking legitimacy from human-rights-conscious foreign sponsors are more likely to comply with international law related to landmine use. 

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2023. Vol. 32, no 3, p. 505-536
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Civil war, political violence, restraint, landmines, explosive weapons, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Abu Sayyaf Group, New People's Army, Philippines, legitimacy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-11663DOI: 10.1080/09636412.2023.2226329OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-11663DiVA, id: diva2:1774261
Available from: 2023-06-25 Created: 2023-06-25 Last updated: 2023-10-25Bibliographically approved

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