Michael Coyne
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Biography
Publications
Michael Coyne is a research intern in the Lowy Institute’s East Asia Program and a student at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Previously, he has been involved with Georgetown’s Center for Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Studies, where he developed a keen interest in Australia’s engagement with an emerging Asia.
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Mindanao: In the face of a new, united threat, Duterte courts unorthodox alliances
There are many obstacles to Duterte’s ambitious goal of an AFP-NPA-MNLF-MILF coalition.