David Scott Mathieson Archives

Scholar’s Account of Myanmar’s Intelligence Apparatus Lets Its Former Chief Off Lightly

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Books

David Scott Mathieson reviews Andrew Selth’s 2019 book ‘Secrets and Power in Myanmar: Intelligence and the Fall of General Khin Nyunt’.

One Flew Over the Pigeon’s Nest

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Books

By David Scott Mathieson

In its implausible account of her ‘adventures’ in military-ruled Myanmar, Amaryllis Fox’s dishonest, self-serving memoir typifies too much Western writing on the country.

In ‘Pacified’ Eastern Myanmar, the Military Is Free to Pursue Its Agenda

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Guest Column

By David Scott Mathieson

Conveniently for the military, the Myanmar government and the international community have opted to push a discredited ‘development over peace’ strategy in Karen State.