Free Falling, Myanmar’s Post-coup Economy
Romain Caillaud
Myanmar’s military presented the 1 February coup as good for business, but the opposite is true.

Romain Caillaud
Myanmar’s military presented the 1 February coup as good for business, but the opposite is true.
Andrew Ong
Despite calls for them to get involved in a wider resistance against the Tatmadaw, Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups are not casting their lots in yet. They have ample reasons for not doing so.
Leo Suryadinata
In response to Myanmar’s coup, the Jokowi administration is reverting to Indonesia’s traditional leadership role in ASEAN.
Quinton Temby
Social media movements such as the Milk Tea Alliance are tapping into discontent with the regional decline of democracy and fears about the rise of China as a hegemonic power.
Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung
In Myanmar, neither the military nor the protest movement can be certain of the ultimate outcome following the former’s overthrow of the country’s elected government on 1 February. Myanmar appears stuck in a scenario where the military and the protest movement are each attempting to steer the situation towards their optimal outcomes. A tipping point may occur in favour of either side, depending on the resources or support that it obtains, either from domestic or international actors.
Su-Ann Oh
The ongoing anti-coup protests are qualitatively different and pose a bigger challenge to Myanmar’s military rulers than earlier protest movements.
Sharon Seah
If ASEAN is serious about upholding the principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter, there are ways to help guide Myanmar back toward the path of democratisation.
Moe Thuzar
The Tatmadaw’s seizure of power in Myanmar will wind back Myanmar’s nascent democracy several decades. The costs to the country are incalculable.
Sean Turnell
Myanmar is in dire need of financing solutions to build its electricity grid and power its economic growth. “Green bonds” might well be the answer.
Sean Turnell
The desire for clean and unmarked US dollar bills in Myanmar provides some food for thought as to the function of money.