Resolving the Rohingya Crisis Requires Justice in Myanmar and Solidarity with Bangladesh
There are enough resources to go around and the world’s dispossessed should not be put into undignified competition with each other.
Opinion – Addressing the Regional Security Risks of Rohingya Camps
The presence of militant organizations and extremist groups, criminal exploitation, the small-arms trade, and geopolitical tensions in the region are all factors that need to be addressed.
Theoretical Explanations of the Prevailing Instability of Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Relying on current explanations that do not address the potential historical root causes or complexity of the conflict delays effective political responses.
Opinion – The Rohingya Conundrum amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
If Myanmar considered taking a much more proactive stance on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees it would achieve both political and economic benefits in the long run.
Opinion – Identity Politics and COVID-19 in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
All stakeholders should realise that COVID-19 provides a rare opportunity to advance the seemingly impossible goal of peace that the Rakhinese have longed for.
Nationalism, Persecution and Repatriation of the Rohingya
It is imperative to rethink whether incentives are good for a country like Myanmar which is recovering from the experience of nearly 50 years of military rule, or sanctions are more effective to change behavior.
Review – East Asia’s Other Miracle: Explaining the Decline of Mass Atrocities
Bellamy’s text studies the remarkable decline of mass atrocities in East Asia since their peak and analyses the factors that fostered and hindered this phenomenon.
Interview – Simon Long
Journalist Simon Long shares his views on state-media relations in the Asian context, geopolitical tensions in East Asia, the role of ASEAN and Rohingya refugee crisis.
Is Russia a Strong State? The Complex Relationship with the Chechen Leadership
The mass protests by Muslims in Moscow in September 2017 have demonstrated the increasing complexity of the relationship between Moscow and the Chechen leadership.
Interview – Joseph Chinyong Liow
Dr Chinyong Liow discusses the Trump administration’s strategy for East and Southeast Asia, growing conservatism in Indonesia, and the 50th anniversary of ASEAN.
