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Arakan Army

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The Arakan Army's near-complete expulsion of Myanmar military forces from Rakhine State, including the seizure of Maungdaw, establishes it as the de facto governing authority in the state.

PF Score

31

Authority

43

Reach

22

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31Overall

The Arakan Army's near-complete expulsion of Myanmar military forces from Rakhine State, including the seizure of Maungdaw, establishes it as the de facto governing authority in the state.

43Auth

De facto Rakhine State control after systematic military expulsion.

22Reach

Bangladesh dependency creates leverage but no projective instruments exist.

Depth: Autonomous
Allies & Partners0

No allied relationships

Adversaries & Rivals1
BangladeshRival
-10
Lev
55
Dep
5
All conflicts
The Diplomat·Analytical / LongformAug 1, 2025

Bangladesh's power position in the Rohingya crisis is structurally weakening: its diplomatic leverage depends on a repatriation framework that has no viable counterpart, its financial sustainability depends on donor attention that is shifting elsewhere, and its border security is now exposed to a non-state actor — the Arakan Army — that holds the territory but bears no international obligation.

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