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What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Tasked with fighting a full-fledged war in the heartland, it remains to be seen whether the military will splinter or double down on its atrocities.

Banning the NLD Won’t End Resistance to Military Rule

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The party embodies the people’s desire for a better future; Gen Z activists’ ingenuity and determination offer hope that the struggle to achieve this is in good hands.

The Revolt Against Myanmar’s Junta Can Succeed

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Guest Column

By Zaw Tuseng

If the nature of the conflict can be maintained as a national uprising, the military balance favors revolution by sheer force of numbers and willpower.

Myanmar Junta’s Efforts to Kill the NLD Will Always Fail

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

The current regime leader is going even further than his predecessors in trying to bury the country’s most popular party; he will be even less successful.

Myanmar Motorbike Mechanic Dead Less Than 24 Hours After Arrest by Junta

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Junta forces said they wanted to question him about a school bombing, then told his wife to come and collect the body.

In Myanmar, Pair of Protest Activists Share Common Goal: Root Out Dictatorship

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Meet two of the most prominent faces in the protests in Mandalay and Monywa.

A Textbook Example of Authoritarian Rule in Myanmar

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Analysis

By Mon Mon Myat

Myanmar’s military regime is following a familiar playbook after seizing power and overturning democracy.

History Rhymes Tragically in Myanmar

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Burma

By David I. Steinberg

The 2021 coup ignores the trauma and human cost of previous military regimes.

China and Myanmar: No interference?

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

The giant neighbor to the north has been meddling in Myanmar’s affairs for generations despite the official line.

Arrest Warrants Target Myanmar Activists For Encouraging Civil Servants To Strike

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Burma

By The Irrawaddy

Myanmar’s junta is attempting to round up the activists behind the nationwide strikes being carried out by civil servants and essential workers.

Can China be Myanmar’s Good Neighbor While Maintaining Its Non-interference Principle?

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Guest Column

By Debby S.W. Chan

By ignoring the voices of the people of Myanmar, China will eventually undermine its own economic interests in the country.

Military Regime Can’t Defeat Myanmar’s Brave Hearts

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Commentary

By Kyaw Zwa Moe

The young protesters’ determination to defeat the regime is summed up in their motto: ‘They Die, or They Die!’

Re-imagining Myanmar - The Mother of All “Critical Junctures”

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Guest Column

By Ashley South

The coup has been a disaster, but new bonds being formed could present an opportunity for ethnic reconciliation.

Will Myanmar’s Uprising Succeed This Time?

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Commentary

By Kyaw Zwa Moe

The current popular uprising has the same goal as its failed predecessors—to end military rule. This time, however, conditions are different in several crucial ways.

Is Civil Disobedience Myanmar’s New Normal?

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Opinion

By Mon Mon Myat

Journalist Mon Mon Myat sees no evidence that the civil disobedience movement against Myanmar’s dictatorship is running out of steam.