Despite its briefness, this title does an admirable job of explaining the underlying causes of what is arguably the most acute case of child soldiering today.
The situation for the majority of Rakhine State’s residents, Buddhist and Muslim, is dreadful. But, for the Rohingya Muslims it is tragic.
Rooting out predatory power such as that firmly in place after decades of military rule in Myanmar requires public and international buy-in.
Ironically, and tragically, the surpassing symbolic and juridical power of ‘national race’ identity is for the Rohingya at once their problem and their solution.
The muslim minority Rohingya have long been the targets of persecution from the local Buddhist majority, the military, and the central government.
Putting right the terrible suffering which has been systematically inflicted upon the Rohingya is going to require a great deal of political courage.
At the cusp of energy security balances the diplomatic battle in the Indian Ocean has generated enough interest for the world to watch the passive stand-offs keenly.
Whilst there might be international conventions which address the internally displaced, refugees, and the stateless the gap between theory and practice seems very large.
Since religious repression can contribute to extremist ideology and violence then religious freedom can be vital in addressing religiously inspired civil wars and terrorism.
Kishore Mahbubani once said, “If you want to see the past, go to Europe. If you want to see the future, come to Asia.” That future has not arrived. Until a rival idea emerges, the present belongs to America and its universal values.
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