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Myanmar military
![How a Poem Briefly Shook Myanmar’s Resistance Movement How a Poem Briefly Shook Myanmar’s Resistance Movement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-26-011650.jpg)
How a Poem Briefly Shook Myanmar’s Resistance Movement
By Naw Theresa
“To…Ma Ma Nu Gyi,” an elegiac anti-war poem, has highlighted a divide among opponents of military rule.
![Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-26-010426.jpg)
Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State
By Sebastian Strangio
The fall of the military's Northeastern Regional Command headquarters would mark a turning-point in the country's civil war.
![Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-01-102200.jpg)
Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President
By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement followed reports that the current acting president, Myint Swe, has been placed on medical leave.
![Myanmar’s Women Face Significant Risks From Junta Conscription Drive Myanmar’s Women Face Significant Risks From Junta Conscription Drive](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-07-022831.jpg)
Myanmar’s Women Face Significant Risks From Junta Conscription Drive
By Thinzar Shunlei Yi and Maggi Quadrini
After an initial exemption, women and girls are now being forcibly recruited into the ranks of the country's armed forces.
![Myanmar’s Civil War: A View from Washington Myanmar’s Civil War: A View from Washington](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-05-062259.jpg)
Myanmar’s Civil War: A View from Washington
By Luke Hunt
Michael Martin of CSIS discusses the progress of the conflict, and the possible impact of the U.S. presidential election.
![Fighting Erupts in Myanmar’s Shan State as Armed Groups Resume Offensive Fighting Erupts in Myanmar’s Shan State as Armed Groups Resume Offensive](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-05-214601.jpg)
Fighting Erupts in Myanmar’s Shan State as Armed Groups Resume Offensive
By Sebastian Strangio
The Three Brotherhood Alliance has launched the second phase of its Operation 1027 offensive, attacking regime positions across northern Shan.
![How Myanmar’s Railways Reflect the Nation’s Uneasy History How Myanmar’s Railways Reflect the Nation’s Uneasy History](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-015652.jpg)
How Myanmar’s Railways Reflect the Nation’s Uneasy History
By Sebastian Strangio
A new book highlights the role that the country's rail network has played in the making – and unmaking – of a conflict-torn country.
![Myanmar’s Junta Is Also Losing on the Supermarket Shelves Myanmar’s Junta Is Also Losing on the Supermarket Shelves](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-28-065957.jpg)
Myanmar’s Junta Is Also Losing on the Supermarket Shelves
By Luke Hunt
International financial institutions say the country's economy is stagnating. In reality, it is going backwards.
![Monk’s Funeral Highlights Myanmar Army’s Delicate Relationship to Buddhist Clergy Monk’s Funeral Highlights Myanmar Army’s Delicate Relationship to Buddhist Clergy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-28-061421.jpg)
Monk’s Funeral Highlights Myanmar Army’s Delicate Relationship to Buddhist Clergy
By Grant Peck
The 78-year-old monk Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa was shot dead by soldiers this month. The military initially tried to pin it on anti-regime forces.
![Thailand Is the Myanmar Military’s Gateway to the Global Financial System, Report Says Thailand Is the Myanmar Military’s Gateway to the Global Financial System, Report Says](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-26-234502.jpg)
Thailand Is the Myanmar Military’s Gateway to the Global Financial System, Report Says
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's banks have taken up the slack following a crackdown by the Singaporean authorities last year.
![US Diplomat Reportedly Met Myanmar Naval Officer in Vietnam US Diplomat Reportedly Met Myanmar Naval Officer in Vietnam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-25-235151.jpg)
US Diplomat Reportedly Met Myanmar Naval Officer in Vietnam
By Sebastian Strangio
The meeting between Daniel Kritenbrink and Kyaw Lin Zaw may mark a shift in the U.S. approach to Myanmar's conflict.
![Killing of Monks Raises Fear of a Holy Conflict in Myanmar Killing of Monks Raises Fear of a Holy Conflict in Myanmar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-25-054405.jpg)
Killing of Monks Raises Fear of a Holy Conflict in Myanmar
By Luke Hunt
As mourners queue, the military apologizes and issues a rare apology for the military's shooting of two monks, including an influential abbot.
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