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Rakhine State
Reflections on the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue: What's the Indo-Pacific Anyway?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
From the "Indo-Pacific" to the Korean Peninsula, what were the main themes and anxieties at the Shangri-La Dialogue?
The Trouble With Myanmar and Rohingya Repatriation
By Luke Hunt
Repatriation is running far from smoothly and justice continues to prove elusive.
Mrauk U: In the Shadow of the Rohingya Crisis
By Libby Hogan
Myanmar’s archaeological wonder is marred by the violence in Rakhine state.
Beyond the Rohingya: Myanmar’s Other Crises
By Gavin Kelleher
With Rakhine state in the international spotlight, Myanmar’s abuses in Kachin state continue with little global notice.
Is Promoting Human Rights in ASEAN an Impossible Task?
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Developments in the region suggest that the goal remains far from becoming a reality anytime soon.
Rohingyas and the Unfinished Business of Partition
By Jayita Sarkar
Like so many of South Asia's flashpoints, the Rohingya crisis has roots in the bloody Partition of 1947.
Aung San Suu Kyi: Culpable of 'Genocide'?
By David Hutt
Will the international community contend with Aung San Suu Kyi's culpability for the violence in Rakhine State?
Buddhism and Islam in Asia: A Long and Complicated History
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Demography and history explain troubled attitudes toward Islam in Buddhist-majority Asian regions today.
The Danger of Linking the Rohingya Crisis to Terrorism
By Sahar Khan
The perils of portraying the Rohingya crisis through securitized lens are quickly becoming apparent.
Economics and Democracy: Myanmar’s Myriad Challenges
By Neil Thompson
Nationalism and the crisis in Rakhine hide the economic roots of the NLD’s weakness.
Long Past Time for Sanctions on Myanmar’s Generals
By John Sifton
The Burmese military's atrocities in Rakhine state cannot go unpunished.
What's Behind the 2017 Rakhine State Crisis in Myanmar?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The eruption of Rohingya insurgency has taken the long-simmering Rakhine State crisis to a new level.