The desire for immediate, decisive action minimizes the complexity of the issues that have created conflict for the people who call the sliver of land on the west coast of Myanmar, home. [...] Perhaps we have failed the Rohingya, but that is only part of the story of the rocky relationship between Myanmar and the rest of the world. [...] The threat of increased obstacles to oversight and support of the process to resettle or reintegrate the Rohingya grows with the use of multilateral sticks via bodies such as the UN and the ICC. [...] The Long Road: Historical Context and Ongoing Challenges of the Rohingya Crisis Page 1 by Sarah Goldfeder October 2018 The Long Road: Historical Context and Ongoing Challenges of the Rohingya Crisis O ver the past two years, the Rohingya of northeastern Myanmar have captured the world’s attention. [...] And while all the reports, studies and recommendations have alluded to the historical issues surrounding the Rohingya’s plight, the history lesson for the rest of the world seems to have passed us by.