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Refugees in Crisis
Refugees in Crisis
For summer and fall 2015, The Diplomat presents “Southeast Asia: Refugees in Crisis”: a series of exclusive articles from scholars and practitioners tackling Southeast Asia’s ongoing refugee crisis. Launched with the help of former ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan and designed with the assistance of students from Harvard University and Oxford University, the series aims to give the readers a sense of the various dimensions of this complex issue. Check out the whole series to date below.
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March 07, 2016
Between China and Myanmar: The Battleground Region of Northeastern Myanmar Faces an Uncertain Future
By Edith Mirante
The region deserves urgent attention as the country’s opposition prepares to take power.
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March 05, 2016
The Truth About Myanmar’s Rohingya Issue
By Jasmine Chia
It is much more complex than is often portrayed by some.
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December 10, 2015
A Real Durable Solution for Southeast Asia's Refugees
By Adam Saltsman
The conversation must be broadened if "durable solutions" have any chance of being truly durable.
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October 23, 2015
Thailand Must End Its Own Rohingya Atrocity
By Paul Chambers
Bangkok needs to address its brutal mistreatment of the persecuted minority.
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October 14, 2015
Myanmar’s Refugee Problem: It’s Not Just the Rohingya
By Kirsten McConnachie
Other ethnic groups from Myanmar are facing an increasingly difficult situation too.
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October 06, 2015
The Rohingya: Humanitarian Crisis or Security Threat?
By Siegfried O. Wolf
Global attention to the Rohingya issue is rising, but not necessarily for the right reasons.
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September 28, 2015
How to Solve Southeast Asia’s Refugee Crisis
By Silvia di Gaetano
Steps can and should be taken to alleviate the plight of the Rohingya.
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September 12, 2015
Time to Protect Southeast Asia's Refugees
By Sara Davies
Regional cooperation must focus more on protection solutions.
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September 10, 2015
Climate Change and Migration Across the Bay of Bengal
By Lauren Nishimura
A look at an oft-ignored factor.
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September 02, 2015
Adrift in ASEAN: Tackling Southeast Asia's Migration Challenge
By Pei Palmgren
Addressing the problem will require some bold changes.
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August 27, 2015
Asia's Refugee Policy Vacuum
By Dr. Amy Nethery
The broad absence of asylum policy in the region is alarming and needs to be rectified.
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August 24, 2015
Whither Regional Cooperation in Southeast Asia's Refugee Crisis?
By Penelope Mathew
Collaboration is notably lacking. Here's one approach governments can take.
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