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Sean Turnell on Myanmar, Civil War, and Economic Reform
By Luke Hunt
How the "best laid plans" of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government went awry.
The Academic Brain Drain Since Myanmar’s Military Coup
By Tuang Za Khai
The military takeover has devastated the country's education system, driving thousands of students and teachers out of the country.
Nowhere to Go: Myanmar’s Exiled Journalists in Thailand
By Hailun Li
Thousands of journalists fled the junta-controlled zones to the resistance areas or foreign lands, where they remain dedicated to reporting despite the many challenges of life in exile.
Conflict in Myanmar Paves the Way for a New Way of Democracy
By Tamas Wells, Soe Htet, and Michael Breen
The 2021 overthrow of the democratically elected government of Myanmar and the ensuing civil conflict have unlocked new ways of imagining its political future.
Is Thailand Reconsidering Its Myanmar Policy?
By Brian Wong and Tidarat Yingcharoen
Under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, there are signs that the country is finally taking a more active role in helping resolve the multifaceted crisis next door.
Myanmar: The Many Foes of Min Aung Hlaing
By Thomas Kean
Three years after the coup, and several months after the beginning of a major resistance offensive, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing is locked into a course of continued conflict.
Myanmar Junta Again Extends State of Emergency Ahead of Coup Anniversary
By Sebastian Strangio
With resistance forces gaining ground across the country, the military's plans to hold elections later this year are looking increasingly delusional.
3 Years Since Myanmar’s Coup, Stronger Global Action Is Needed
By Shayna Bauchner
The 2022 U.N. Security Council resolution has not become the hoped-for on-ramp to stronger action, but rather the feeble peak of council activity on a country in harrowing crisis.
Three Years After the Myanmar Coup, Women Human Rights Defenders Remain at the Forefront
By Naw Hser Hser and Maggi Quadrini
Many women activists and revolutionaries are working to ensure that the fall of the military will also lead to a revolution in gender equality.
Why the US Needs to Back Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
By Peter Morris
Recent rebel offensives have the military junta reeling. A little bit of outside support could hasten its collapse.
How an ‘Unlikely Prisoner’ Survived 650 Days in Myanmar’s Jails
By Sebastian Strangio
"The difference to the past," says economist Sean Turnell, "is that this junta does not seem to even pretend anymore that it has any sort of vision for Myanmar."
Myanmar Has Had Anti-Junta Uprisings Before. The Spring Revolution Is Different.
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The current resistance is led by tech-savvy middle-class youth who have tasted democracy and will not rest till it is restored.
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