Thomas Kean

Thomas Kean

Senior Consultant, Myanmar & Bangladesh

Crisis Group Role

As a consultant on Myanmar and Bangladesh, Tom contributes briefings and reports on topics ranging from the Rohingya crisis to the peace process.

Professional Background

Thomas is a journalist and editor who has been working in Myanmar since January 2008. He edited the English edition of The Myanmar Times for six years before joining Frontier Myanmar, an independent dual language media organisation, as editor-in-chief in May 2016. 

In The News

21 ژوئن 2023
The election [in Myanmar] was the regime's exit strategy from day one, and it doesn't appear to have a backup plan. VOA

Thomas Kean

Senior Consultant, Myanmar & Bangladesh
10 نوامبر 2022
You might ask ‘why would the military be interested in negotiating to take them [Rohingya refugees] back when it was the one that forced them to leave for the military re... The New Humanitarian

Thomas Kean

Senior Consultant, Myanmar & Bangladesh

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