Ashrafuzzaman Khan Ashrafuzzaman Khan is a PhD researcher at the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, Ulster University, UK. Email: khan-a20@ulster.ac.uk The strategic importance of Rakhine State 2 September 2018, 18:00 PM While the media spotlight on Rohingyas has primarily focused on religious persecution and ethnic cleansing, the strategic importance of Rakhine State of Myanmar needs to be articulated. 2 September 2018, 18:00 PM