For the Arakan Army, Recognition Must Be Earned

Using these factors as bargaining chips, the Arakan Army is trying to attain international recognition. This creates the possibility that the Arakan Army may attempt to secure de facto recognition of its government from these states and institutions. The Myanmar Union Government is still engaged in an intense war against the Arakan Army, and Chin EAOs are opposed to continued Arakan Army control of Paletwa Township. Second, the Arakan Army has displayed latent expansionist and confrontational tendencies in its actions toward other actors in the region. Also, the Arakan Army has subjected other minorities, including the Chakmas and the Chin, to human rights violations.