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Aung San Suu Kyi
Without State Reform, Myanmar Isn’t Going Anywhere Fast
By Tej Parikh
Myanmar’s unwieldy, inexperienced civil service weighs down efforts to move the country forward.
Despite International Pressure, 2 Journalists Remain Behind Bars in Myanmar
By Sarah Schulman
The trial of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo continues to drag on with no end in sight.
Myanmar's Fighting Season in Kachin
By Daniel Combs
The fighting in Kachin is a microcosm of Myanmar's stalled peace process.
Rohingya Crisis Demands Australian Leadership on Human Rights
By Sean Bain
Canberra is duty-bound to speak up on human rights, and must review its defense assistance to states that flout international law.
ASEAN’s Women to Watch: Part I
By Erin Cook
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to highlight some of the region’s most prominent women – some more recognizable than others – who are making themselves heard.
After Targeted Sanctions, It’s Time to Engage With Myanmar’s Moderates
By Hunter Marston
The U.S. can encourage long-term, practical reform through the deft application of carrots and sticks.
Myanmar’s Challenging Path to Peace
By Eugene Mark
Building trust between the Tatmadaw and the ethnic armed groups is the starting point of the path to peace.
Who Comes After Aung San Suu Kyi?
By Rhys Thompson
How the NLD’s lack of succession planning risks creating political instability in Myanmar.
Is Promoting Human Rights in ASEAN an Impossible Task?
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Developments in the region suggest that the goal remains far from becoming a reality anytime soon.
Who Dares Speak Truth to Power in Myanmar?
By Sarah Schulman
Why the fate of the two detained journalists is intertwined with the future of the political transition of Myanmar.
Myanmar's Unhappy Rebels
By Neil Thompson
Dissatisfaction with the government's approach to peace talks could lead to renewed conflict in Myanmar's north.
Winners and Losers From Asia’s Year of the Rooster
By Anthony Fensom
How did Asia's leaders fare in 2017?