Monthly Archives: September 2017

The Rohingya refugee crisis that has taken the media by storm has a stifling effect on the world, particularly because of the Myanmar’s de facto leader is a Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi. Since the crisis started in August, she had not made a public appearance to talk about this problem, which has been described as ““textbook example” of ethnic cleansing by a UN official (The Guardian).

The dynamics of this crisis are entirely baffling as Aung San Suu Kyi managed to not entirely acknowledge the problem that was happening in the Rakhine state. With todays technology, media and the global reach the world has been shown exactly what has been happening to the Rohingya’s. It should be noted that this is not the first time that they have been persecuted. As a minority “Rohingya people have been systematically persecuted for decades by the Burmese government, which, contrary to historical evidence, regards them as illegal migrants from Bangladesh and restricts their citizenship rights and access to government services” (The Guardian). In addition, it should be kept in mind that the Rohingya’s are not the only ones who have been displaced due to this conflict.

This brings the questions of the leadership into the limelight. Despite there being claims of taking care of the Rohingya and accepting them as citizens of Myanmar, there is evidence to suggest, particularly with regards to this crisis, that aid is being limited to the Rohingya. As the “International Committee of the Red Cross has been afforded limited access” (The Guardian). All this begins to question Suu Kyi’s leadership and a role model in the international community.

The interesting aspect of this crisis is how the world leaders and also Suu Kyi will tackle this problem, and come up with the best way to deal with this genocide.

Sources:

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/un-myanmars-treatment-of-rohingya-textbook-example-of-ethnic-cleansing

BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41312931

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/20/fact-check-aung-san-suu-kyi-rohingya-crisis-speech-myanmar

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Title: President Moon Jae-in – The Right Choice for South Korea

Author: Hannes B. Mosler, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Korean Studies and the Graduate School of Asian Studies at Freie Universaität Berlin

Table of Content: N/A

Analysis and Conclusion

The brief discusses the suitability of President Moon Jae-in in the context of the now impeached Park.Even though the policy brief does not have a table of content, it has a structured flow to the policy. Historical context is presented in an insightful manner.This brief is quite detailed and has analytically hit all the crucial points while exploring President Moon Jae-in’s stance on several policies, such as labour market and energy, alongside environmental policy. This brief manages to look at the elements that President Moon Jae-in will explore and wants to tackle during his time in office. Additionally, it also explores the challenges that Moon will have during his time in office. Moreover, it is imperative to note that this policy brief does not have a policy recommendation. It just explores different issues at hand.

Source: https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/fileadmin/files/user_upload/Asia_Policy_Brief_DA_2017_02_engl.pdf

Title: Migration

Author: No named author. This policy brief was published by OECD, under Germany Policy Brief.

Table of Content: N/A

Analysis and Conclusion

This policy brief is concise, but it delivers the readers the required information on Germany’s stance on migration. There is a clear discussion of the issue at hand, with the sufficient data to back it up in a concise, yet coherent manner. Additionally, the style of writing has managed to convey the issue of migration in Germany in an insightful manner. Furthermore, this policy brief is concluded with policy recommendations, that are crisp and concise in relaying the possible approaches that Germany can make to tackle is growing challenge of integration. Moreover, this policy brief is written clearly and manages to deliver the information on migration issues in a clear manner, that it can be understood by the general public and experts alike.

Source: https://www.oecd.org/germany/germany-integrating-refugees-and-other-migrants-into-education-and-training.pdf

Title: China Pakistan Economic Corridor – A Chinese Dream Being Materialized Through Pakistan

Author: Shakeel Ahmad Ramay, Head of Center of Future Policy at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)

Table of Content:

• Introduction
• Historical Background of Pak-China Relations
• China Emergence as Global Leader
• China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
• Recommendations
• References

Analysis and Conclusion

This is a detailed policy brief that has highlighted key points of CPEC. The author has thoroughly looked at the historical development of this economic corridor. The audience of this report can be the general public who are interested in this matter, as well as academics, who want to get a quick summary of the development and the implications of CPEC. In this regards, it can be deduced that the purpose of the brief is to inform the reader about the relationship between the two countries, particularly with regards to how its grown over the past few decades. Therefore, examining not only the elements of the CPEC but also what had led up to it. In addition, the author discusses the crucial point of China’s emergence as a global leader in a very holistic manner. This policy brief was concluded with recommendations to policy makers and politicians alike, as this is increasingly a topic of choice in daily conversations in South Asia.

Source: https://sdpi.org/publications/files/China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor-(Shakeel-Ahmad-Ramay).pdf