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Myanmar, Six Months After the Coup
Moe Thuzar, Khin Zaw Win, and Nicholas Coppel discuss the situation in Myanmar six months after the military seized power.
ASEAN Can’t Do Much More About Myanmar’s Crisis
By Adam Leong Kok Wey
The Southeast Asian bloc shouldn't be expected to take on more than it is capable of or willing to do.
Revenge Porn Has Become a Political Weapon in Myanmar
By Amara Thiha
As Myanmar's crisis deepens, the country's women are bearing much of the burden.
Evidences Emerges of Junta ‘Massacre’ in Northwest Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
At least 40 people are alleged to have been killed by soldiers in a township that is a center of armed resistance to the military administration.
Myanmar Is Not a Failed State, But a Failed Coup
By Yanghee Lee, Chris Sidoti, and Marzuki Darusman
If Myanmar becomes a failed state it will only be because the outside world failed to come to the country's aid.
Myanmar Junta Forms Caretaker Government, Promises Elections in 2023
By Sebastian Strangio
But the announcement will do little to convince the large proportion of the Myanmar public opposing military rule.
Myanmar Shadow Government Forms COVID-19 Task Force
By Sebastian Strangio
The National Unity Government hopes to capitalize on the junta's incompetent response to the current COVID-19 surge.
Myanmar Hemorrhages Jobs Due to Coup Crisis, COVID-19
By Sebastian Strangio
The International Labor Organization reports “a continuous deterioration in labor market conditions since the military takeover.”
Myanmar’s Junta Tries – and Fails – to Appoint a New UN Ambassador
By Sebastian Strangio
But the military's takeover has trapped foreign governments between dueling moral and diplomatic imperatives.
Yunnan Sees COVID-19 Spike as Myanmar Slides Toward ‘Super-Spreader’ State
By Sebastian Strangio
The former head of the Myanmar's COVID-19 response says the country could be facing "up to 400,000" dead.
Myanmar Plunges Into Deadly Third COVID-19 Wave
By Naw Theresa
COVID-19 vaccination efforts have become fatally entangled in the hostilities unleashed by the February coup.
Give ASEAN Diplomacy a Chance in Myanmar
By Moez Hayat
Brunei’s adherence to the “ASEAN way” seeks a diplomatic solution to the crisis that also preserves the unity and continued relevance of the organization.