Stateless People: A mixed-methods analysis of the Rohingya refugee crisis

Defense Analysis PosterThe government of Myanmar has persecuted the Rohingya, a minority Muslim population, since the end of the colonial period in 1948. This ethno-religious persecution significantly destabilizes the region and one would expect the Rohingya to embrace radical Islamic ideology to combat this threat. Why have the Rohingya not turned definitively towards radical Islamic ideology on a broad scale to combat this persecution? Are the Rohingya on the verge of embracing this ideology in the future? If the Rohingya are in fact on the verge of embracing radical Islamic ideology, the United States may be prompted to divert military resources to address the threat. Our research seeks to determine the likelihood of radicalization occurring