Analysis

Long considered a safe rear base for the military regime, the region is waking up with the return of resistance fighters trained by ethnic armies.

Nationwide battlefield survey shows regime’s counteroffensive in disarray after regaining less than 1% of lost territory.

Caught between ethnic offensives in the east and west, the regime now faces a growing threat at its industrial-military core.  

Despite pressure from China and Thailand, the military regime is in a bind as it depends on scam warlord Saw Chit Thu’s Karen BGF to hold Myawaddy, argues Thet Htar...

The Irrawaddy looks at two key ethnic armies that are fighting to prop up the regime—one in southern Shan and the other in Sagaing Region.

Regime boss Min Aung Hlaing appears to be retreating from previous offers to hold a general election this year, saying nationwide peace is a prerequisite.

The regime’s election plan and scam center crackdowns were on the agenda as junta representatives met officials from Belarus, Brazil, China and ASEAN nations in January.

China’s apparent demands for a retreat from the northern Shan State capital Lashio is an unacceptable breach of Myanmar’s sovereignty, argues analyst Wai Min Tun.

This year the countries will mark 78 years of diplomatic relations, but Myanmar people no longer feel their “old friend” is truly there for them.

Trump is not, as some claim, an isolationist. How this will play out in the region remains to be seen, but it is unlikely the junta can expect ties with...