by Yuriko Cowper-Smith | Jun 30, 2020 | General News, Myanmar, Situations of Concern
The recent killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd in the United States have catapulted the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement back to international prominence. BLM is calling attention to the persistence of systemic anti-Black racism in the United...
by Yuriko Cowper-Smith | Mar 27, 2020 | Conferences
As the COVID-19 virus affects more and more countries around the world – 199 countries to date – questions are starting to be raised about the preparedness of the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh for the onset of the pandemic. Although cases have...
by Yuriko Cowper-Smith | Jan 17, 2020 | Conferences
Over a million Rohingya refugees currently live in the Cox’s Bazaar region of Bangladesh. Although Rohingya people have fled into Bangladesh due to state-sanctioned genocide in Myanmar since the 1970s, the largest and latest exodus began in August 2017, when 742,000...
by Yuriko Cowper-Smith | Oct 10, 2019 | Conferences
As the humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh continues unabated, and as Rohingyas face a precarious future in Myanmar, in the lead-up to the federal election, Canadian foreign policy becomes even more critical for concerned observers. On October 7th, the first official...
by Yuriko Cowper-Smith | Aug 23, 2019 | Conferences
A photo of the Myanmar/Bangladesh border, separated by the Naf River Over the past couple of months, criticisms have flared up over the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in repatriating Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar. In...
by Yuriko Cowper-Smith | Aug 13, 2019 | Conferences
A view from the side of the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, which houses the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague Academy of International Law, and the Peace Palace Library Addressing the seemingly...
by Yuriko Cowper-Smith | Jun 3, 2019 | Conferences
Diasporas can play a significant role – both positive and negative – in the development and politics of their countries of origin. For example, academic researchers have established that diasporas improve the lives of their home communities by maintaining cultural...
