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Why Bangladesh must reclaim leverage on the Rohingya

Academia 4 months ago

Why Bangladesh must reclaim leverage on the Rohingya

Dhaka must make a decisive shift toward a pragmatic pursuit of its own interests, primarily national security and stability, and aim to leverage its role in the Rohingya issue to bring an end to the crisis, not manage it indefinitely in relative isolation.

How the world can resolve the Rohingya crisis

Academia 4 months ago

How the world can resolve the Rohingya crisis

Myanmar is fractured, the Arakan Army has little incentive to compromise without external guarantees, and the scars between communities run deep.

$Embers of trust: Social cohesion in a fractured Southeast Asia$

Academia 5 months ago

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Embers of trust: Social cohesion in a fractured Southeast Asia

Social cohesion forms a critical foundation for the capacity of communities to coexist and legitimizes governance through accountability. Yet across Southeast Asia, the fabric of social cohesion is demonstrably fraying and we must not look away.

Elevating ASEAN’s role in peace and prosperity

Academia 5 months ago

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Elevating ASEAN’s role in peace and prosperity

The ASEAN secretary-general needs to be vested with the capacity of a chief executive officer, allowing him or her to play a more strategic but tactical role in resolving regional issues.

The last peace accord?

Editorial 6 months ago

The last peace accord?

As a key player behind the Helsinki Agreement, Indonesia has the credibility, and perhaps the responsibility, to become a global peace mediator.

Myanmar junta captures key town, expanding election writ

Asia & Pacific 6 months ago

Myanmar junta captures key town, expanding election writ

The embattled junta plans to hold elections in areas it controls starting on December 28 and has been pressing a series of counter-offensives to expand its territorial holdings.

Sustaining healthcare in a precarious world

Academia 6 months ago

Sustaining healthcare in a precarious world

It is likely that the shortage of healthcare personnel will continue and deteriorate, with some exiting their profession to look for other opportunities.

Myanmar junta sets Dec. 28 poll date despite raging civil war

Asia & Pacific 6 months ago

Myanmar junta sets Dec. 28 poll date despite raging civil war

Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.

How growing ASEAN leadership helps the region manage disasters

Academia 6 months ago

How growing ASEAN leadership helps the region manage disasters

The so-called humanitarian reset is shifting the response to humanitarian crises, whether caused by natural disasters or man-made conflicts, to local leadership, with international organizations playing a supportive, complementary role.

Myanmar security forces involved in systematic torture, UN report says

Asia & Pacific 6 months ago

Myanmar security forces involved in systematic torture, UN report says

United Nations investigators said on Tuesday they have found evidence of systematic torture by Myanmar security forces and identified some of the senior perpetrators.

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