Myanmar Military Struggles to Adapt to New Kind of Conflict

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Hit-and-run clashes with ethnic Burmese fighters in the heartland and urban guerrilla warfare now complicate the Tatmadaw’s traditional task of containing ethnic armies.

Myanmar Under the Tatmadaw: Much Has Changed Since 1988

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

A whole new set of military, economic and social dynamics, both inside and outside the country, will make it much harder for the generals to impose their will this time.

UN Ambassador Saga Spotlights China’s Cautious Approach to Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Bertil Lintner

Beijing will continue to back the junta to protect its access to the Indian Ocean, but it has learned not to put all its eggs in one basket in its southern neighbor.

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7 September 2021 New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar

23 August 2021 Need to Counter China Will Make It Hard for Asian Powers to Shun Myanmar Junta

20 August 2021 Neither Sanctions Nor Engagement Will Influence Myanmar’s Military

16 August 2021 ‘All Lies!’: Myanmar Junta’s Clumsy Propaganda Has a Disturbingly Familiar Ring

16 July 2021 Banning the NLD Won’t End Resistance to Military Rule

12 July 2021 Silence on Coup Makes Strategic Sense for Myanmar’s Wa

6 July 2021 Myanmar’s Orwellian New Order

1 July 2021 Some Sobering Truths About ASEAN and Myanmar

28 June 2021 Military Coup Renews Rebellions in Myanmar’s Kayah and Chin States

14 June 2021 Book’s Snapshots of Two Young Lives Illuminate Myanmar’s Political, Social Ills

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