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Myanmar protests
![Asia’s Youth in Revolt Asia’s Youth in Revolt](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-26-24.jpg)
Asia’s Youth in Revolt
By Nicholas Farrelly
In Thailand, Myanmar, and Hong Kong, Asia’s brave youth go toe-to-toe with history.
![The Myanmar Crisis and the Contradictions of ‘Non-Interference’ The Myanmar Crisis and the Contradictions of ‘Non-Interference’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-29-4.jpg)
The Myanmar Crisis and the Contradictions of ‘Non-Interference’
By Kyaw Khant
As the situation in Myanmar worsens, it is becoming harder for outside nations to remain neutral.
![At Least 120 Killed as Myanmar Endures Another Dark Weekend At Least 120 Killed as Myanmar Endures Another Dark Weekend](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-29-2.jpg)
At Least 120 Killed as Myanmar Endures Another Dark Weekend
By Sebastian Strangio
The bloodshed came as the Tatmadaw marked the Armed Forces Day holiday with parades and banquets.
![Samantha Power Is Myanmar’s Best Hope for US Support Samantha Power Is Myanmar’s Best Hope for US Support](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-26-14.jpg)
Samantha Power Is Myanmar’s Best Hope for US Support
By Carolyn Nash
As protests intensify in Myanmar, the civil disobedience movement should look to Power as their best avenue to secure greater international support.
![Singapore Joins Calls for Emergency ASEAN Summit on Myanmar Singapore Joins Calls for Emergency ASEAN Summit on Myanmar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-26-1.jpg)
Singapore Joins Calls for Emergency ASEAN Summit on Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The growing weight of outside expectation suggests that a special ASEAN meeting is likely to go ahead in the coming weeks.
![US Government to Sanction Military-Linked Myanmar Conglomerates: Report US Government to Sanction Military-Linked Myanmar Conglomerates: Report](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-25-2.jpg)
US Government to Sanction Military-Linked Myanmar Conglomerates: Report
By Sebastian Strangio
MEC and MEHL control a vast network of companies that channel profits into the Tatmadaw's coffers.
![Myanmar Junta Frees Hundreds Held for Anti-Coup Protests Myanmar Junta Frees Hundreds Held for Anti-Coup Protests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-24-3.jpg)
Myanmar Junta Frees Hundreds Held for Anti-Coup Protests
By Associated Press
The releases came as activists declared a "silence strike," calling on people to remain indoors and for businesses to close.
![A Beauty Pageant Stirs Southeast Asia’s Political Pot A Beauty Pageant Stirs Southeast Asia’s Political Pot](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-24.jpg)
A Beauty Pageant Stirs Southeast Asia’s Political Pot
By Luke Hunt
Miss Grand Cambodia has been rebuked for her "no politics" approach – and for eating while talking.
![Should R2P Be Invoked in the Case of Myanmar? Should R2P Be Invoked in the Case of Myanmar?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-23-2.jpg)
Should R2P Be Invoked in the Case of Myanmar?
By Sebastian Strangio
Comments by one of its main proponents suggests both the potential and the limitations of the doctrine.
![Have the Gates of Hell Been Opened Upon Myanmar? Have the Gates of Hell Been Opened Upon Myanmar?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-22-1.jpg)
Have the Gates of Hell Been Opened Upon Myanmar?
By Gerard McDermott
The crisis in Myanmar has exhibited some signs that a devastating and deeply divisive conflict may be on the horizon.
![Indonesia, Malaysia Call for Urgent ASEAN Summit on Myanmar Indonesia, Malaysia Call for Urgent ASEAN Summit on Myanmar](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-22.jpg)
Indonesia, Malaysia Call for Urgent ASEAN Summit on Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The call signifies an awareness among some ASEAN nations that the bloc needs to take the lead on efforts to resolve the Myanmar crisis.
![Myanmar’s Crisis Is Starting to Spill Beyond its Borders Myanmar’s Crisis Is Starting to Spill Beyond its Borders](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-19-4.jpg)
Myanmar’s Crisis Is Starting to Spill Beyond its Borders
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's political crisis is well on the way to becoming a crisis for the region as a whole.