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Myanmar Resistance Forces Close In On Key Northeastern Town
By Sebastian Strangio
The MNDAA says that it is close to capturing Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang region in Shan State, a hub of online gambling and cyber-fraud operations.
How an ‘Unlikely Prisoner’ Survived 650 Days in Myanmar’s Jails
By Sebastian Strangio
"The difference to the past," says economist Sean Turnell, "is that this junta does not seem to even pretend anymore that it has any sort of vision for Myanmar."
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.
Amitav Acharya on the Tragedy of Modern Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's prospects of democracy and development "have been repeatedly thwarted by a predatory military and an indifferent international community."
Myanmar’s Military Is No Longer in Effective Control of the Country
By Kim Jolliffe
The country's neighbors continue to treat the military administration like a viable sovereign entity. They risk being left behind by events.
Myanmar’s Military Junta and the Neo-Authoritarian Bloc
By Gerard McDermott
The National Unity Government is bereft of any meaningful external support while the junta has been well assisted by its fellow authoritarians since the 2021 coup.
Myanmar Junta Releases 3,000 Prisoners in New Year Amnesty
By Sebastian Strangio
The holiday amnesty is designed to depict the military administration as beneficent, and hence politically legitimate.
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.
It’s Time To Rethink Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organizations
By Amara Thiha
Given how central ethnic armed groups and political movements are to Myanmar's conflicts, how we define them carries a great deal of political weight.
It’s Time for Myanmar’s Neighbors to Sideline the Military Junta
By Jordan Eriksson
For their own interests, if nothing else, India, Thailand, and China need to throw their support behind the country's resistance movement.
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.
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