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Myanmar democracy
November 09, 2020
NLD Poised for Repeat Landslide in Myanmar Election
By Sebastian Strangio
Aung San Suu Kyi will win a second term, but real progress on ending Myanmar's cycle of conflict will require deeper reforms.
November 04, 2020
Myanmar’s Election Marks a Step Away From Peace
By Ben Dunant
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.
October 17, 2020
Myanmar’s High-Risk Election
By Tom Fawthrop
Aung San Suu Kyi’s dangerous gamble to push ahead with a controversial election as a second wave of COVID-19 hits Myanmar hard.
November 15, 2019
Myanmar’s Rohingya Crisis: International Court Judges Authorize Investigation
By Associated Press
Legal developments on the Rohingya crisis were in the international spotlight again this week.
October 22, 2019
Why Foreign Policy Matters to Myanmar’s Democratic Transition
By Hnin Wint Nyunt Hman
In the best-case scenario, Myanmar would be rich like the East and democratic like the West.
August 05, 2019
New UN Study Highlights Business Links to Myanmar Military Abuses
By Niniek Karmini
A new report spotlights business involvement in funding human rights abuses.
July 02, 2019
A Digital Nation for the Stateless Rohingya?
By Preeti Jha
A team of Rohingya Muslims is using blockchain technology to forge digital identities for the persecuted minority’s diaspora.
June 07, 2019
Unyielding Attacks on Free Speech in Myanmar Signal a Transition in Peril
By Allie Funk
The pardon of Reuters journalists should not be mistaken as evidence authorities are easing restrictions on free speech.
May 17, 2019
Myanmar’s Fragile Democracy Needs the US, Not China
By Jieun Pyun
The US and its allies must engage more directly with Myanmar, lest China's influence derail its democratic potential.
April 09, 2019
Erin Murphy on the State of Myanmar’s Economy
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A conversation on the future of Myanmar's economy, and the implications for domestic and international actors.
January 30, 2019
What's Behind the New Constitution Change Push in Myanmar?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the move and what it may mean for the country's politics.
February 08, 2018
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.
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