The core of the problem for the Rohingya is hopelessness to fulfill their aspirations to exist as a people, with their desired identity, and the total rejection of it by the powers that be to exist as part of the society within the country as decent human beings.

Unless this core problem, which is also the basic human needs closely connected with human security, is addressed, there is no way that this conflict could be managed, much less stopping it.

Whether we like it or not, this Rohingya problematic is becoming an international concern and the notion that “we will settle our own problem” rhetoric will have to give way to the involvement of international actors.

Link to the story: Making sense of a deepening crisis in Rakhine