### Category: Issue Brief

Issue Brief • October 20th 2025 • Center for Arakan Studies

### Trading Amidst Conflict: The State of Border Relations Between Arakan and Neighboring Countries

From November 2023 to December 2024, the resumption of armed clashes in Arakan, driven by the Arakan Army (AA) as part of the broader '1027 Operation,' severely disrupted border trade with Bangladesh....Read more

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Issue Brief • June 10th 2025 • Center for Arakan Studies

### Forging Rebel Alliances: How Arakan Army Expanded Across Myanmar

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While alliances in northern Myanmar remain strategically important, these new western partnerships reflect the AA’s dual focus on homeland security and a broader political role in Myanmar’s future...Read more

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Issue Brief • February 14th, 2025 • Center for Arakan Studies

### Connecting the Federal Democracy Charter with the “Way of Rakhita”

A Theoretical Analysis of the State of Relations between the ULA and NUG led Movements

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Issue Brief • October 16th, 2024 • Center for Arakan Studies

### Alternative Justice: Analyzing the ULA’s Legal System in Arakan

The initiation and expansion of the ULA’s judiciary system can be seen as one of the fastest-growing judiciary channels parallel to the existing state’s judicial system in Myanmar.

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Issue Brief • August 30th 2024 • Center for Arakan Studies

### Communal Tension on the Rise? Addressing the Question of Socio-Political Cohesion in Arakan

While the Rakhine attribute the crisis to the loss of sovereignty and lack of autonomy for their region, the Rohingya view the lack of recognition of their ‘Rohingya identity’ and status as an indigenous ethnic group as the key motivators of their plight.

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Issue Brief • July 2024 • Center for Arakan Studies

### The Arakan Army’s Journey: From Rebels to Rulers and A New Arakan Paradigm

"This decision came out from our analysis of the current situation in our region. This decision represents all people in Arakan and the government has to seriously consider it."

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Issue Brief • June 2024 • Center for Arakan Studies

### Analyzing the Diminishing Civil Space in the post-Coup Arakan

Since the 2021 coup in Myanmar, both media and CSO organizations in Rakhine State have faced severe challenges that have significantly hindered their operations and endangered their staff.

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Issue Brief • Febuary 2024 • Center for Arakan Studies

### Forgotten Voices: Addressing Challenges Faced by the Double Minority Groups in Arakan

Rakhine State, historically known as Arakan, is situated on the eastern bank of the Bay of Bengal, separated by the Arakan Roma Mountain ranges from other parts of Myanmar. Within Myanmar, it shares borders with Chin State to the north, and the Magway, Bago, and Irrawaddy Regions to the east. In the northwest, it has an international border with the Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban districts of Bangladesh.

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Monthly Report • April 7th 2023

## Monthly Report | March 2023

While the junta’s forces and Arakan Army (AA) are now in an informal truce, the news of the registration of the political parties in Rakhine have become more prominent in March.

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Monthly Report • March 6th 2023

## Monthly Report | Febuary 2023

In February 2023, both tensions and relaxation could be seen in politics in Rakhine State. Tensions between the Arakan Army, and junta forces happened due after the junta forces' reinforcement such as military types of equipment, patrol and...

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Issue Brief • June 15th 2023

## The Investments of China and India in Rakhine State: The Perspectives of Rakhine Stakeholders on Ground in Post-Coup Myanmar

Rakhine State is an attractive location for foreign direct investment (FDI) due to several compelling factors. Firstly, its strategic position along the Bay of Bengal makes it a geostrategic hub for business ventures. Additionally, the region is endowed with abundant natural resources, breathtaking beaches, and fascinating cultural and historical sites, which make it a prime destination for investment in tourism, mining, and other related industries.

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Briefing • April 14th 2023

## Footsteps of China and India on Arakan in Post-Coup Myanmar

While the junta’s forces and Arakan Army (AA) are now in an informal truce, the news of the registration of the political parties in Rakhine have become more prominent in March. As the twoarmed parties are in a lack of trust toward each other,...

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Monthly Report • April 7th 2023

## Monthly Report | March 2023

While the junta’s forces and Arakan Army (AA) are now in an informal truce, the news of the registration of the political parties in Rakhine have become more prominent in March.

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Monthly Report • March 6th 2023

## Monthly Report | Febuary 2023

In February 2023, both tensions and relaxation could be seen in politics in Rakhine State. Tensions between the Arakan Army, and junta forces happened due after the junta forces' reinforcement such as military types of equipment, patrol and,...

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Special Report • March 6th 2023

## Arakan Review: Return To War

Just 20 months after a de facto ceasefire between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), a series of armed clashes resumed in three locations in northern Rakhine,...

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