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Banishing refugees to a flood-prone island will not solve Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee crisis
The idea of relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote flood-prone island would set a bad precedent for managing human rights crises.
Myanmar’s ‘Rohingya issue’ is a regional refugee crisis – ASEAN must intervene
Myanmar's Rohingya issue has become a full-blown humanitarian crisis that affects all of southeast Asia. ASEAN nations would do well do move beyond their non-interference policy and help.
Aung San Suu Kyi has no excuse for staying silent on the Rohingya crisis
Long regarded as something approaching a saint, Myanmar's de facto head of state appears to be running out of moral capital.
The ‘floating people’ of Myanmar: how Rohingya refugees reclaim their identity through art and song
Rohingya songs and drawings are a form of resistance against the persecutions they face in Myanmar and in Bangladesh.
A disappointing start to democracy: Myanmar’s winners and losers
The world has waited hopefully for democracy to blossom in Myanmar. But the new regime looks much like the old one.
Indonesia should support interfaith community programs to help Myanmar end ethnic violence
Unless reconciliation efforts involve people at the grassroots, persecution of ethnic Rohingya will not stop. Indonesian should offer support for dialogue between communities in Myanmar.
Life in limbo: the Rohingya refugees trapped between Myanmar and Bangladesh
Abuses on Rohingyas have reached new height but neither Myanmar nor neighbouring Bangladesh are taking responsibilities to grant basic human rights to this population.
ASEAN countries should find a solution to end the persecution of Rohingya
Talks among ASEAN leaders are often limited to political and economic issues, pushing problems with deep social and cultural roots like the persecution of ethnic Rohingya to the margins.
South-East Asia takes stock after a year of alarming democratic decline
From stubborn military rule to religious 'mobocracy', five young democracies show signs of slipping backwards.
What Myanmar’s bizarre capital tells us about the future of travel
Social media is changing the way we travel, with people increasingly eager to visit Instagram-worthy destinations. Has a place's visual appeal become more important than its history and authenticity?
Differences on liberalism provide Asia’s latest faultline
Shifts in southeast Asian countries' political leadership has led to another worrying region-wide shift: away from liberalism.
The Andaman Sea refugee crisis a year on: what happened and how did the region respond?
The region is showing signs it is determined to ensure similar mass displacement crises such as that which took place in the Andaman Sea in 2015 are avoided.
Ideas for Australia: Sold short – Australia’s aid cuts have foreign policy consequences
A reduced aid budget equates to the forsaking of real opportunities in foreign policy terms. In the long term, this could make the savings look miniscule compared to opportunity costs.
Clouds on horizon for the dawn of Burma’s fledgling democracy
Aung San Suu Kyi will rule Burma through her proxy president. They need to unite the country's many ethnic groups.
Myanmar’s new leaders could end Rohingya conflict by tapping into reserves of goodwill
We recently undertook extensive fieldwork in Myanmar to find out what could help resolve the underlying issues that drive the conflict between the Muslim Rohingya and the majority Buddhist Rakhine.
Can Myanmar leave censorship behind as it enters a new era?
Victory for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy does not necessarily mean free speech is a given.
Aung San Suu Kyi victory will test commitment to human rights in Myanmar
With the opposition party on course to win a historic election, it's time to get serious on some difficult questions.
Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya Muslims is producing a ready supply of slaves
As Myanmar nears a historic election, a long-embattled minority is still struggling to escape lethal violence and trafficking.
The theatre of authoritarian elections: why Myanmar is going to the polls
Myanmar is holding elections, but like the many other authoritarian regimes that do so, it isn't for democratic reasons and regime change remains highly unlikely.
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Director of Postgraduate Studies, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
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Visiting Fellow on Burma, Dept of Political & Social Change, Australian National University
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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, School of Law, University of Warwick
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Assistant professor, International Relations, University of Chittagong
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney
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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
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Senior Research fellow (DECRA) in Anthropology, The University of Queensland
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PhD Researcher, RMIT University
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Vice-Chancellor, James Cook University
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Honorary Fellow in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Western Sydney University
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