Chiang Mai meeting aims to overcome strain between peace team members and refocus on ensuring inclusive dialogue after some members took up arms against the junta.
Read moreAfter six decades of political wrangling, assassinations and opium trading, Shan forces remain bitterly divided, lacking a common vision for their people.
Thailand should adopt a practical approach to identify non-junta partners on transboundary issues, including haze management.
Beijing is ramping up pressure after brokering a Shan State truce, convinced that neither side can win a civil war that is threatening billions of dollars in Chinese investment.
The multiple crises on Thailand’s border sparked by the Myanmar junta’s failed coup could present opportunities for Bangkok, but so far its approach has been flawed.
The Irrawaddy presents a timeline of the many steps the regime has taken over...
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