Aung San Suu Kyi

The coup this week underscores the contradictions in ASEAN.

How will the February 1, 2021, coup in Myanmar affect the country’s internal security and foreign relations?

The army has decreed a one-year state of emergency in order to probe flimsy allegations of voter fraud.

The NLD's November landslide has sharpened the rivalry between the civilian government and the Myanmar military.

The Tatmadaw and Arakan Army are both in favor, but the ruling National League for Democracy remains hesitant.

Despite her promise to welcome new voices into the peace process, many fine-grained obstacles to progress remain.

For a multicultural society like Myanmar, the greatest test of democracy is whether the government treats its minorities equal to the majority.

After another thundering landslide, the 75-year-old leader will lead Myanmar for a second five-year term.

Aung San Suu Kyi will win a second term, but real progress on ending Myanmar's cycle of conflict will require deeper reforms.

Sunday's vote will likely deliver a government with a strong popular mandate – a rarity in mainland Southeast Asia – but ethnic minorities will be left out in the cold.

The move is most likely a desperate attempt to influence the result of this weekend's national election.

Myanmar's electoral system concentrates power in the hands of the Burman majority, the root cause of decades of civil conflict.