Thomas Kean Senior Consultant, Myanmar & Bangladesh Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 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 12 Aug 2024 [For Bangladesh's army] to have sided with Hasina at this juncture would have tarnished their image massively. AFP Thomas Kean Senior Consultant, Myanmar & Bangladesh 21 Jun 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 Nov 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 Latest Updates Op-Ed / Asia 12 August 2024 After Hasina, Bangladesh needs a foreign policy reset Event Recording / Asia 18 December 2023 Growing Violence, Dwindling Aid: Rohingya Crisis at an Inflection Point Event Recording / Asia 17 May 2023 Conflict and Political Crisis in Myanmar (Online event, 17 May 2023) Op-Ed / Asia 06 March 2023 Why Inclusion Matters for Myanmar’s Resistance Q&A / Asia 22 August 2022 Five Years On, Rohingya Refugees Face Dire Conditions and a Long Road Ahead