One hundred and forty thousand people died when a major hurricane hit Myanmar in 2008. Would the country be better prepared today?
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Fed by colonialism, civil war and online hate speech, Buddhist extremism in Sri Lanka has been on the march for decades.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees assesses the refugee claims of millions of people worldwide. It needs to be more open about what it discovers and how it makes decisions.
When Aung San Suu Kyi led her party to victory in 2015, many hoped Myanmar's worst days were behind them. But the government's complicity in the Rohingya crisis has tarnished her reputation.
Vast numbers of Rohingyas in the region are stateless, living in limbo. Therefore, the Rohingya repatriation deal, its terms, delay and successful implementation impacts upon the lives of millions.
The way Bangladesh has taken in Rohingyas stands in stark contrast to Europe, which faced an influx of Syrian refugees in similar numbers. I saw how refugee camps were being run in an efficient manner.
China's attitude towards Myanmar reflects a bigger strategy: to bolster its presence in Asia at the expense of the established American-led order.
Facebook is unwittingly helping fuel a genocide against the Rohingya people in Myanmar. Does Cuba’s internet model provide lessons to manage social media amid political chaos?
Foreign MPs can strengthen the message that violence towards the Rohingya has consequences for Myanmar's future relations with European countries.
Refugees' rights are protected by international law. Why are the Rohingya being returned home?
There is a battle of Buddhisms taking place on the streets of Myanmar.
As more than 800,000 Rohingya have now fled Myanmar for Bangladesh, a large-scale humanitarian crisis has unfolded. But what is the most productive way Australia can help?
Seeking justice, not peace, in our world changes the conversation about conflict. Conflict has proven integral to achieving a more equitable and secure society.
Ten years after the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar, some Theravāda Buddhist monks are now preaching violence against Muslim or Hindu minorities in the name of "holy war".
Interviews undertaken in refugee camps on the Bangladesh/Myanmar border paint a grim picture that explains why so many Rohingya fled Myanmar so quickly.
Despite an international commitment to protect civilians from genocidal violence, the world's response to ethnic cleansing in Myanmar has been feeble. An expert explains the challenges.
All the signs were there when I was living in Myanmar at the rosiest moment in the transition to democracy.
Constructing large dams can provide much needed electricity for Myanmar. But this can also threaten the livelihoods of millions.
The UK foreign secretary has been talking up the merits of clearing away bodies to build a new Dubai on the Libyan Med.
A preoccupied US combined with India, China and Russia protecting their own interests created the perfect conditions for Myanmar to settle its Rohingya issue
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Director of Postgraduate Studies, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in International & Community Development, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Assistant professor, International Relations, University of Chittagong
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Visiting Fellow on Burma, Dept of Political & Social Change, Australian National University
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Warwick
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Lecturer at the Department of International Relations, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Research Associate, International State Crime Initiative, Queen Mary University of London
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Writer and PhD Candidate, University of Stirling
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Research Fellow at the ASEAN Studies Center, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Associate Dean, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University
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Assistant Director, Melbourne School of Government, University of Melbourne
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Executive Director of La Trobe Asia and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
