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Myanmar elections
What the Dissolution of the NLD Means For Myanmar’s Conflict
By Sebastian Strangio
Aside from further embittering the population toward the military junta, the disbanding of the former ruling party is unlikely to have much impact on Myanmar's downward trajectory.
Myanmar Military Extends State of Emergency For Third Time
By Sebastian Strangio
The six-month extension is likely to delay the "elections" that the coup government was planning to hold by August.
How Does The Myanmar Crisis End?
By David Hutt
The military junta's possible handover of power to a quasi-civilian "transition council" could create complications for the country's resistance forces.
Myanmar Military Spokesperson Expresses Uncertainty Over Junta Polls
By Sebastian Strangio
Frequent resistance attacks have greatly complicated the holding of a stage-managed election this year.
Myanmar’s Military Junta Takes Step Toward Controversial Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The electoral exercise, intended to stabilize the political situation, will instead likely inflame the country's nationwide conflict.
Myanmar Junta Chief Airs Postponement of Sham Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The military government is pinning its political hopes on a state-managed election next year, but it is unclear if it can be held in the current political conditions.
Myanmar Military-Appointed Election Chief to Consider Dissolving National League for Democracy
By Associated Press
The party of now-detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi won huge majorities in 2015 and 2020. Now it might be banned by the junta.
Myanmar’s Contested Civil-Military Relations in the Spotlight With New Spat
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A recent incident served as yet another reminder of the complex and contested dynamics of civil-military relations in the country and the sensitivities therein.
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.
Myanmar Sentences 2 to Death in Killing of Top Suu Kyi Aide
By Associated Press
The search for justice continues in one of Myanmar's high-profile cases.
Suu Kyi's Electoral Blow in Myanmar Must Spark Real Change
By Luke Hunt
With the NLD's recent by-election defeat, the people have spoken. Now Suu Kyi and her party must listen and adjust.
Myanmar’s Democracy Paradox
By Tej Parikh
The country's path to democracy is unlikely to be orthodox.
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