ARTICLES

28 Feb 2022

The State of Southeast Asia Survey

The State of Southeast Asia Survey: An Outlet for Myanmar Aspirations

Moe Thuzar

In the 2022 State of Southeast Asia Survey, Myanmar respondents are markedly negative towards the State Administration Council. This has coloured their assessment of ASEAN's effectiveness in handing the country's ensuing political crisis.

9 Feb 2022

Myanmar’s Dry Zone: The History of a Tinderbox

Mary Callahan

The Dry Zone has traditionally not suffered violence at the hands of the Myanmar military. But decades of mismanagement and strained living conditions have fueled anti-junta resistance in the military’s Buddhist-Bamar heartland.

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26 Jan 2022

Myanmar’s New Political Economy Takes Shape

Romain Caillaud

Nearly a year after the military coup in Myanmar, a new political economy is emerging, even as the economy tanks and the human rights context worsens.

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26 Jan 2022

Myanmar’s State Administration Council: A Shell Entity?

Htet Myet Min Tun

Recent shake-ups in the Tatmadaw show that it may not be as monolithic an institution as it portrays itself to be. The State Administration Council has gradually turned into a shell entity with power becoming more concentrated in the hands of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

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21 Jan 2022

Myanmar’s Post-coup Aid Crisis: Whither Civilian Protection?

Aung Tun

The humanitarian sector in Myanmar has shrunk considerably because of operational challenges surrounding the post-coup political environment. Even as political uncertainties remain, the restoration of humanitarian aid for the people is urgently needed.

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20 Jan 2022

Historical Continuity in Myanmar’s Second Struggle for Independence

Mael Raynaud

The movement fighting against the military junta in Myanmar has deeper roots that stretch back to the 1988 uprising, and even beyond. This provides another reason to treat it with the respect it deserves.

Myanmar Myanmar Politics

14 Jan 2022

Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar: A Perspective from Myanmar

Mya Yadanar

Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen's recent visit to Myanmar will achieve little in nudging the Myanmar military towards implementing ASEAN's five-point consensus. No meaningful solution can be attained without engaging the people of Myanmar.

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13 Jan 2022

Cryptos: Un-Tethering from the Military Junta

Su-Ann Oh

The use of cryptocurrency Tether by the National Unity Government, Myanmar's parallel government, threatens to undermine the sovereignty of the ruling State Administration Council on multiple fronts.

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10 Jan 2022

Hun Sen’s Visit to Myanmar: A Cambodian View

Chheang Vannarith

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's visit to Myanmar has sparked controversy. The Cambodian view is that fostering a conducive environment for dialogue with the military junta would pave the way for the implementation of ASEAN's five-point consensus.

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10 Jan 2022

Hun Sen’s Cowboy Diplomacy: Quick Draw or Firing Blanks?

Sharon Seah

By visiting Myanmar, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has demonstrated some derring-do in trying to resolve the crisis in the country. That said, it could be argued that the trip has not moved the needle much.

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