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ASEAN Myanmar coup
March 28, 2022
Myanmar Coup Leader Pledges to ‘Annihilate’ Those Opposing his Government
By Sebastian Strangio
Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's comments came on the anniversary of the bloodiest crackdown on those protesting last February's coup.
March 26, 2022
Japan and Australia Should Sanction the Myanmar Military
By Elaine Pearson and Teppei Kasai
Betting on ASEAN’s fruitless diplomacy undermines international action.
March 23, 2022
ASEAN Special Envoy Sees Minor Progress in Myanmar Mission
By Sopheng Cheang
During his visit, Prak Sokhonn met with senior junta leaders, ASEAN diplomats, and U.N. officials, as well as a prominent pro-democracy activist.
March 21, 2022
ASEAN Special Envoy Begins First Official Mission to Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
As the envoy departs on his first official mission to the country, neither side seems ready to negotiate.
March 04, 2022
ASEAN Envoy Confirms Mission to Myanmar Later This Month
By Sebastian Strangio
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will make his first official mission to the country as envoy on March 20-23.
February 25, 2022
Cambodia and Malaysia Try to Resolve Their Differences
By Luke Hunt
“Frank and candid” talks held as Olympic-sized global issues take hold.
February 21, 2022
Myanmar Junta Rejects ASEAN Envoy’s Request to Meet Opposition Figures
By Sebastian Strangio
The military administration says that the National Unity Government and its allies are "terrorist organizations."
February 18, 2022
Myanmar Crisis Overshadows Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers
By Sebastian Strangio
The informal gathering took place without the involvement of the junta's appointed foreign minister, but a path forward on the crisis is hard to see.
February 15, 2022
ASEAN Can Still Make a Difference in Myanmar
By Marzuki Drusman
The foreign ministers’ meeting this week must seize the moment and return ASEAN to the more principled course it had begun to take before the New Year.
February 15, 2022
Myanmar Junta to Spurn ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
By Sebastian Strangio
The decision came after Cambodia, ASEAN's current chair, announced that the junta would only be permitted to send a "non-political" representative.
February 09, 2022
Hun Sen Apologizes as Myanmar Gamble Backfires Over Sean Turnell
By Luke Hunt
Cambodia’s embarrassment can only further isolate Myanmar’s military junta.
February 08, 2022
Myanmar Junta to Grant ASEAN Envoy Access to Detained NLD Figures
By Sebastian Strangio
But there are good reasons to think this concession will serve the military administration's broader goals.