The Stimson Center has announced the addition of conflict, mediation, and governance expert Steve Ross as a Senior Fellow. This appointment aims to enhance the think tank's expertise on the Indo-Pacific region, with a particular emphasis on the crisis in Myanmar and its effects on neighboring Bangladesh.

Ross’s initial project at Stimson will investigate the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The study will address the implications for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons in Rakhine and nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have been forcibly displaced to Bangladesh. Additionally, it will explore the conflict's impact on politics, governance, and human rights throughout Myanmar. The project's scope also includes examining the geopolitical consequences of the conflict and mass displacement on both regional and global scales.

Further details about this initiative can be found at: https://www.stimson.org/project/myanmar/crisis-rakhine-state/