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3 Years Since Myanmar’s Coup, Stronger Global Action Is Needed

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.

Military-ruled Myanmar Hosts Joint Naval Exercise With Russia

Military-ruled Myanmar Hosts Joint Naval Exercise With Russia

By Grant Peck
Russia is a major supporter and arms supplier of Myanmar's military government, which seized power and ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. 
Cash Incentives and Coercion: The Controversial Strategy for Rohingya Repatriation

Cash Incentives and Coercion: The Controversial Strategy for Rohingya Repatriation

By Shafiur Rahman
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh report being offered $2,000 to return to Myanmar – and threatened with beatings if they do not.

Powerful Cyclone Floods Homes, Cuts Communications in Western Myanmar 

Powerful Cyclone Floods Homes, Cuts Communications in Western Myanmar 

By Julhas Alam
At least six are dead and more than 700 injured after Cyclone Mocha slammed into Myanmar’s coast.

Indonesia Works to Rescue 20 Trafficking Victims in Myanmar

Indonesia Works to Rescue 20 Trafficking Victims in Myanmar

By Niniek Karmini
Fake recruiters allegedly offered the Indonesian victims high-paying jobs in Thailand but instead trafficked them to Myawaddy in Myanmar. 

The Diplomat Magazine Hits Issue 100

The Diplomat Magazine Hits Issue 100

By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
The Diplomat reaches a milestone: reflecting on 100 issues of the magazine.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Under Shadow of Myanmar Crisis

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Under Shadow of Myanmar Crisis

By Niniek Karmini
Indonesia is setting up an office of an ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar in Jakarta to spearhead how the bloc deals with the crisis.
Displaced from Myanmar: Can’t Go Back and Can’t Go Forward

Displaced from Myanmar: Can’t Go Back and Can’t Go Forward

By Evan Jones
Despite the sizeable numbers of refugees from Myanmar within Asia, the overall protection environment remains flimsy. 

Europe and ASEAN Should Work Together on Myanmar Crisis

Europe and ASEAN Should Work Together on Myanmar Crisis

By John Sifton
Neither the EU nor ASEAN can deal with the crisis in Myanmar alone, but together they can make a difference. 

In Post-Coup Myanmar: ‘Death Squads’ and Extrajudicial Killings

In Post-Coup Myanmar: ‘Death Squads’ and Extrajudicial Killings

By Manny Maung
Pro-junta armed groups that have claimed responsibility for of extrajudicial killings have faced no consequences in Myanmar.

Graft Convictions Extend Aung San Suu Kyi’s Prison Term to 26 Years

Graft Convictions Extend Aung San Suu Kyi’s Prison Term to 26 Years

By Grant Peck
New convictions extend the NLD leader's prison term, an effort critics of the military government say is designed to keep her from contesting elections planned for 2023.
Myanmar’s Executions Have Turned the Country’s Struggle Into a Zero-Sum Game 

Myanmar’s Executions Have Turned the Country’s Struggle Into a Zero-Sum Game 

By Minn Tent Bo
The recent resumption of executions has pushed the resistance movement in Myanmar into a zero-sum game with the military from which there can be no going back. 

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