ARTICLES

28 Nov 2022

Myanmar Junta Prisoner Release: Let’s Not Get Ahead of Ourselves

Ye Khaung Oo

It is too soon to celebrate the recent prisoner amnesty in Myanmar as a serious indication of the junta’s intention to change its ways for the better.

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12 Oct 2022

Myanmar’s Pivot to Russia: Friend in Need or Faulty Strategy?

Wai Moe

The relationship between Myanmar and Russia has become increasingly close. This is fueled by practical considerations as well as geopolitics.

22 Sep 2022

Searching for Keys as the Kyat Goes Out of Kilter

Khine Win

The Central Bank of Myanmar's responses have failed to prevent rapid currency depreciation or alleviate the balance of payment situation, which has worsened due to increased capital outflows and decreased foreign direct investment. The stoppage of foreign loans and donations has also compounded Myanmar's fiscal troubles.

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13 Sep 2022

Myanmar and Russia: Vladivostok Meeting Signals a Tighter Embrace

Ian Storey

Russia and Myanmar have been broadening bilateral cooperation in the face of global condemnation.

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30 Jun 2022

Restoring Privacy Rights a Must for Ending Myanmar’s Violence

Aung Tun

Myanmar’s military regime has committed gross violations of its citizens’ privacy rights in its attempts to quell resistance. Any return to normalcy has to begin with restoring the people’s privacy protections.

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8 Jun 2022

Brother Can You Spare a Kyat? Currency Woes in Myanmar

Ye Khaung Oo

The Central Bank of Myanmar has miscalculated badly in inadvertently creating the conditions for a more unstable economy with its latest announcements.

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7 Jun 2022

Conflict Mismanagement: Beijing and Naypyidaw’s Counter-Effective Moves in Shan State

Drake Avila

Supporting Myanmar’s military junta while backing certain ethnic armed groups in Shan State is proving to be a riskier move for Beijing. The stakes will get higher if the spill-over from local conflicts paves the way for increased resistance to Naypyitaw.

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1 Jun 2022

Beware of False Peace in Myanmar

Htet Myet Min Tun

Despite recent rhetoric from the State Administration Council seeking ‘peace talks’ with ethnic armed organisations in Myanmar, the prospect of true peace will remain elusive for as long as the generals are selling old wine in new bottles.

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12 May 2022

The Next Phase of Myanmar’s 2021 Spring Revolution Turns on Contested Local Authority

Aung Tun

As the Arakan Army establishes more control over Rakhine State, the future success of the national revolution may hinge on whether a parallel local administrative system can be established in other areas including Myanmar’s heartland. Providing a workable alternative to the State Administration Council’s governance will enable the revolution to mature as it meets the people’s demands for rule of law and governance.

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18 Apr 2022

An Unexpected Stillness in the Heart of Wartime Myanmar

Mary Callahan

The monks in Pakokku, a major centre of Buddhist learning and training, have not reprised the role played by their predecessors in the historic Saffron Revolution in 2007. Several factors can explain this, the foremost of which revolves around the clergy’s conception of order and hierarchy.

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