Arakan Army recruits train in Laiza, Kachin State, in 2019. (Frontier)

Doomed to engage? Bangladesh and the AA

The Arakan Army’s recent victories have its neighbours’ full attention, but a number of factors continue to prevent formal engagement – even as Bangladesh struggles to make headway on Rohingya repatriation efforts with the junta.

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