Myanmar conflict

The biggest obstacle to the election will not be damage from the disaster but rather the fraught political position that prevails in much of the country.

Aid workers have warned that there is an increased risk of disease outbreaks at the outdoor camps housing quake survivors.

The Trump administration's foreign aid cuts have crippled U.S. efforts to support earthquake relief efforts. But that's not the only damage they will do.

The junta's muddled and repressive response to the devastating March 28 earthquake show where its priorities really lie.

The ceasefire, which will run until April 22, follows similar announcements from major ethnic rebel groups.

Could the devastation of the March 28 quake help catalyze a political solution to the country’s civil war?

The country's civil war has hampered relief efforts, while junta controls have made it hard to gauge the quake's impact in remote regions.

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has promised to transfer power to whoever wins the election, but there are many reasons to be skeptical.

A conversation with academic and researcher Bradley Murg.

The trip to Thailand for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit would be Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's first to an ASEAN member state since 2021.

The lack of unified leadership has often been described as a weakness. But it may be the movement's greatest strength.

With the civil war showing no sign of ending, the country's economic prospects will remain "bleak" in 2025-26.

History suggests that resistance will not end when the military falls. It will only end when real systemic justice is achieved.

Starved of outside support, resistance groups have been forced to adopt low-cost solutions to battlefield challenges.

Cracking down on the human traffickers; will Rakhine fall to the AA?

Supporting the country’s pro-democracy movement is both a moral imperative and a strategic necessity for Washington.

Given the sorry trajectory of the country's recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a forced unity.

The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military's long-promised election, but conditions in the country are not propitious.

As the conflict drags on, politicians and “irritating voices” emerge from the liberated rear.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's appointment of two former prime ministers as "special advisors" points to a gap between his words and his actions.

The onetime boom-town has struggled to adapt to domestic policy shifts, anti-fraud campaigns, and the escalating civil war across the border in Myanmar.

The National Unity Government must be honest with the public about what the recent arrest warrant application does – and does not – entail.

The bloc says that any poll must be "inclusive," but it has limited power to deter the junta from its election plans.

The National Unity Government needs a proactive strategy for gaining recognition from the region's two superpowers.