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Myanmar conflict
Myanmar Junta Extends State of Emergency for Fourth Time
By Sebastian Strangio
The extension is an admission that the military has failed to quell the broad-based armed resistance to its rule.
Out of Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with risk analyst Ross Milosevic.
Myanmar Junta Transfers Aung San Suu Kyi Out of Solitary Confinement
By Sebastian Strangio
The 78-year-old leader is now reportedly being detained at a government building in Naypyidaw.
Malaysia, Philippines Discuss More ‘Flexible’ ASEAN Approach to Myanmar’s Military
By Sebastian Strangio
President Marcos Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim say that Southeast Asian governments should be allowed to engage the junta informally.
Myanmar’s Democratic Future Must Start Now, With Ethnic Women Leading the Way
By Arlene Brosas and Evelyn
A federal system that is genuinely inclusive, sustainable, and democratic must include a prominent role for women from the country’s ethnic minority communities.
The Problems With Bilahari Kausikan’s ‘ASEAN Realism’
By David Hutt
The outspoken former Singaporean diplomat's latest dispatch flies very wide off the mark.
Thai FM Says He Met With Aung San Suu Kyi on Secret Myanmar Mission
By Sebastian Strangio
Don Pramudwinai reportedly described the secret meeting as a breakthrough. It is more accurate to view it as a setback.
Indonesia Warns Nuclear Weapons Put Southeast Asia a ‘Miscalculation Away’ From Disaster
By Edna Tarigan and Niniek Karmini
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi urged nuclear weapons states to join ASEAN's regional nuclear-free zone.
Why Has Australia Suddenly Gone Quiet on Myanmar?
By Julian Neuweiler
In recent months, the Albanese government has been selective about where, when, and how it raises the country's troubles.
Indonesia Claims Continued Myanmar Progress Ahead of Key ASEAN Meeting
By Sebastian Strangio
Jakarta’s attempts to implement the Five-Point Consensus are laudable, but unlikely to bring the two sides to the negotiating table.
What Americans Don’t Understand About the Conflict in Myanmar
By Zaw Wai Soe
This struggle is not a civil war. It is a revolutionary struggle to extricate the military from the country's politics on a permanent basis.
Military Coup Has Inflicted ‘Permanent’ Damage on Myanmar, World Bank Says
By Sebastian Strangio
In its latest Myanmar Economic Monitor, the Bank predicted that the country will not return to pre-COVID-19 economic levels until at least 2027.