Citizens affected by war and junta misrule in many parts of the country say neither peace nor democracy will be made possible by a sham election.
Read moreDetailsChinese meddling and internecine squabbles threaten the existence of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee, an alliance of Shan State’s armed groups.
Over the decades, various methods have been used or proposed by pro-democracy forces to end military rule, but none has proven sufficient on its own.
The junta’s jury-rigged “peace forum” with a handful of regime-aligned or noncommittal groups is solely aimed at gaining regional legitimacy for the generals, says Bertil Lintner.
Myanmar’s opposition must retool its foreign policy for a harsher, less sympathetic world order.
The junta’s dual strategy of escalating violence and narrative warfare aims to legitimize and consolidate its unlawful hold on power.
U Soe Thane, once hailed as the int’l face of U Thein Sein’s 2011...
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