Opinion

Are we to be grateful for foreign governments’ repeated expressions of ‘concern’? Honestly, I no longer know.

Predictions that the junta will fall are premature, and even if it does fall, what comes after could be even worse, says David Scott Mathieson.

After four years of fierce resistance to brutal military rule, many are confident a definitive turning point is possible this year.

While every political prisoner’s release is welcome, the junta’s “amnesty” must be seen for what it is: cynical manipulation and fraud.

Claims that China is fully committed to supporting the junta are overblown and risk pushing it closer to the junta. A policy of engaging Beijing would be more fruitful.

The world must act now to break China’s monopoly on rare earth mining and processing and the environmental and human devastation it wreaks in Kachin State, says Ankit K.

Years of political strife and authoritarianism have left Thailand mired in a middle-income trap, losing out to regional neighbors.

The imminent fall of Gwa in southern Rakhine State will expose Ayeyarwady Region to resistance attacks, even if the Arakan Army decides not to advance.

Regime officials launched a diplomatic blitz this year, turning to China, India and even Iran for support as it lost more territory to a nationwide uprising.

US leadership is needed to counter China’s self-interested plans for Myanmar and the region.