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Donald Trump’s Craven War on Myanmar
Trump has slashed US funding to Myanmar civil society, media and activists in a shortsighted blow to nation’s democratic hope and resistance American President Donald Trump…
Author credit: David Scott Mathieson
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The Twilight of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s once internationally celebrated democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 years old on June 19, entering her fifth year of imprisonment following the country’s…
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Is China Taking a Role in Myanmar’s Civil War?
Just three weeks after the devastating earthquake that rocked Central Myanmar, a similarly seismic event has impacted the complex civil war between multiple rebel organizations and…
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China’s Ambiguous Meddling in Myanmar’s Complex Conflicts
China’s role in Myanmar, given the regime’s bloody and brutal campaign to quell a rebellion against its February 2021 coup against a democratically elected government, is…
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Myanmar’s Collapsing North
In a season of stunning military victories for Myanmar’s anti-military revolutionary forces, the capture of the Northern Shan State city of Lashio and the headquarters of…
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Myanmar’s Resistance Slows But Doesn’t Stop
A former Myanmar military captain is calling through a loudhailer for troops at a besieged army base to surrender to resistance forces, filmed by a BBC…
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Bishop’s Opening for a New UN Approach to Myanmar?
After several months, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has finally appointed a new Special Envoy for Myanmar: former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop. This ends an…
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Drone Strikes on Myanmar Military Capitol Signify Deteriorating Situation
Myanmar’s civil war entered a dramatic new phase late last week with an attack by multiple drones against the capital Naypyidaw. An estimated 23 fixed-wing drones…
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Myanmar Junta Press-Gang Drive Certain to Backfire
Myanmar’s auto-destruct military regime has produced another data point of desperation by invoking an unused conscription law, fueling alarm that men aged between 18 and 35…
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Myanmar Junta Looks Increasingly Vulnerable as Rebels Gain Ground
The rebel forces involved in heavy fighting in northern Myanmar following the unprecedented ‘Operation 1027’ of late October have continued their momentum, with the Three Brotherhood…
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Myanmar in 2024: Junta in ‘Terminal Decline?’
Several weeks after the stunning ‘Operation 1027’ by insurgents of the Three Brotherhood Alliance in Northern Myanmar, the embattled military junta, which calls itself the State…
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Glaring Glimpse Into Myanmar Military’s Self-Delusion
Junta report presented to ASEAN on Myanmar's political situation revealed a tortured relationship with the bloody truth Myanmar’s junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrived…