Beijing has long played a complex diplomatic game in its southern neighbor, hedging its bets by courting all stakeholders; the UN representation issue is no different.
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UN Ambassador Saga Spotlights China’s Cautious Approach to Myanmar
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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.
UN Envoy Joins Her Predecessors in Myanmar’s ‘Graveyard of Diplomats’
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The soon-to-be departing Christine Schraner Burgener has admitted for the first time that the junta has no interest in talking or a peaceful solution to Myanmar’s crisis.
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New railways linking China to Southeast and South Asia have significant security implications for India.
What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?
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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.
Notes From Myanmar’s Underground
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Those of us who live in hiding do so in order to survive; not for ourselves, but so we can continue doing our part to rid the country of dictatorship once and for all.
New Regime, Same Old Drug Myths in Myanmar
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Reports that the junta’s crackdown on political foes has diverted resources from drug interdiction recycle old fallacies about the narcotics trade in Myanmar.
Under Biden, US Pivots to a Free, Open Indo-Pacific
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Southeast Asian capitals are watching to see whether the US, having left Afghanistan, will devote more resources to countering China’s aggressive moves in the region.
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Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II
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Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.
Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast
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Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.
China’s Embrace of the Taliban Has a Painful Resonance in Myanmar
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The people of Myanmar sympathize with their counterparts in Afghanistan, another strategically vital neighbor of China whose descent into dictatorship Beijing welcomes.
Myanmar’s Internally Displaced Persons at High Risk Since Coup
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Almost 350,000 people across the country are displaced and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
Afghanistan, Myanmar Crises Test India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ Policy
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With China already cultivating ties in Kabul and Naypyitaw, India has little choice but to do the same and continue to use soft diplomacy with its two troubled neighbors.
Myanmar’s Junta Lacks the Tools Needed to Stabilize the Economy
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Due to its human rights violations and illegitimacy, the SAC cannot mobilize the resources, domestically or internationally, needed to restore economic fundamentals.
UN Ambassador Saga Spotlights China’s Cautious Approach to Myanmar
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What Has Happened to Myanmar’s Tatmadaw?
Notes From Myanmar’s Underground
China’s Embrace of the Taliban Has a Painful Resonance in Myanmar
Myanmar’s Military Chief Staged a Coup. But He Did Not Act Alone
What Will the ASEAN Envoy Be Allowed to Achieve in Myanmar?
ASEAN Lags Behind Myanmar Curve
UN Envoy Joins Her Predecessors in Myanmar’s ‘Graveyard of Diplomats’
Talking to Dead People: What Did China’s Envoy Learn in Myanmar’s Capital?
Singapore Says ‘Lines of Communication’ Open With Myanmar Junta—but to Say What?
Myanmar Junta’s Caretaker Government Follows in Footsteps of Former Dictator Ne Win