Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis enters a dangerous new phase

International Crisis Group

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dc.contributor.author	International Crisis Group	-
dc.coverage.spatial	Asia; South Asia; Myanmar; Rakhine state	en
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-29T16:43:33Z	-
dc.date.available	2018-06-29T16:43:33Z	-
dc.date.issued	2017-12-07	-
dc.identifier.citation	https://d2071andvip0wj.cloudfront.net/292-myanmar-s-rohingya-crisis-enters-a-dangerous-new-phase.pdf	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2451/42266	-
dc.description	"Myanmar is rapidly losing what remains of the enormous international goodwill that its political transition had generated. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in particular has been widely criticised for failing to use her moral authority and domestic legitimacy to shift anti-Rohingya sentiment in Myanmar and the government’s current course. Meanwhile, the exodus continues and will likely soon reach its tragic end point: the almost complete depopulation of Rohingya from northern Rakhine State. As the world struggles to define a response, and as the crisis enters a new, fraught and highly uncertain phase, several important elements need to be borne in mind. First, there needs to be continued insistence on the right of refugees to return in a voluntary, safe and dignified manner. At the same time, the grim reality is that the vast majority of the Rohingya in Bangladesh will not be going home any time soon. This presents the enormous humanitarian challenge of sustaining lives and dignity in the largest refugee camp in the world. It also presents grave political and security risks that need to be addressed, including potential cross-border attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) militant group and possible transnational terrorism. Second, it is important to recognise that Myanmar’s political direction has been set and will be extremely difficult to change. The strength of the national consensus is hard to overstate: the government, military and almost the entire population of the country are united on this issue as on no other in its modern history. This will make it extraordinarily difficult to move official policy. Any imposition of sanctions thus requires careful deliberation: they can help send a welcome signal that might deter others around the world contemplating similar actions, but they are unlikely to produce positive change in Myanmar and, depending on what precisely is done, could make the situation worse. This report examines the lead-up to the ARSA attacks on 25 August 2017, revealing new and significant details about the group’s preparations, and the attacks themselves."	en
dc.publisher	International Crisis Group	en
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dc.subject	Political violence; Political violence -- Myanmar; Rohingya; Rohingya -- violence; Genocide; Ethnic cleansing; Ethnic cleansing -- Myanmar; Islamophobia; Muslims - government policy; Muslims -- cultural assimilation	en
dc.title	Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis enters a dangerous new phase	en
dc.publisher.place	Brussels, Belgium	en
Appears in Collections:	South Asian Born-Digital NGO Reports Collection Project

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