Myanmar

Given its political and economic influence over the Myanmar military, the Japanese government can do more to help the international community pursue non-military R2P options.

The ASEAN summit’s failings demonstrate that standard diplomatic protocols are insufficient to deal with the Myanmar leadership. 

After chanting their opposition to the junta and listening to speeches, the protesters quickly scattered to avoid any confrontation with police or soldiers.

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon exhorted the U.N. Security Council to act immediately.

Doctors, nurses, and medical students have marched and joined strikes to show their opposition to the military coup.

Despite its support for the national protest movement, various factors have contributed to the armed group’s relative silence since the coup.

Myanmar’s ruling junta published a list of actors, actresses, musicians, and social media influencers it accuses of threatening stability by sharing news.

The situation in Myanmar is worsening and the international community, although with good intentions, is standing, slack-jawed, watching events pass it by.

As protests intensify in Myanmar, the civil disobedience movement should look to Power as their best avenue to secure greater international support. 

The attacks on Myanmar's garment factories have injected an extra complication into an already very complex situation. 

Myanmar's military is banking on the world going no further than “harsh words, some economic sanctions and travel bans.”