Is ASEAN defence diplomacy key to resolving the humanitarian situation in Myanmar?

• Main Author: Cook, Alistair David Blair
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: ASEAN; Rohingya
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88790; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47961
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

ASEAN has been criticised for its response to the Rohingya refugee crisis. The grouping’s institutional design and existing conventions restrict opportunities for robust action. Myanmar’s military (known as the ‘Tatmadaw’) is the key element to finding a durable solution to the crisis, yet most W...