The damage to China’s standing among Myanmar’s people grows more serious with each day that Beijing supports the illegitimate military regime.
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US Sanctions on Myanmar Put International Banks in the Spotlight
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Global financial institutions face a clear choice: commit to sanctions compliance or risk crippling penalties and losing access to the US financial system.
‘Humanitarian’ Focus Does Harm and Prolongs Myanmar’s Crisis
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Prioritizing humanitarian assistance in negotiations with the junta risks legitimizing it and delaying action needed to end the regime’s violence against civilians.
Vaccine Aid: The US Catches Up With China
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With the US now more engaged in vaccine diplomacy, the two powers stand to benefit from working together to combat COVID-19 in Asia.
Trying to Legitimize Myanmar’s Regime Can Only Backfire for China
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The junta can’t deliver the stability China needs on its southern border, and any hopes that ASEAN can have a positive influence are misguided.
Myanmar Junta’s Efforts to Kill the NLD Will Always Fail
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The current regime leader is going even further than his predecessors in trying to bury the country’s most popular party; he will be even less successful.
The Rise and Fall of America’s Muscular Humanitarianism in Myanmar
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Those who hope for direct US intervention in Myanmar should note that Responsibility to Protect is an afterthought among global powers, and Washington is no exception.
Comfortable in the ‘Generals’ Village’, the UN and EU Lined Myanmar Military’s Pockets
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A few short years ago, the global elite who now so loudly condemn the coup were rewarding the ‘reformist’ generals with an obscene boom in Yangon’s property market.
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Myanmar Crisis Poses Strategic Challenges for Thailand
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Rising COVID-19 cases, migrant workers and refugees are a triple threat for Thai government.
Myanmar’s ‘Khaki Commerce’ Set to Flourish Under Junta
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Few military officers have shown as much greed as Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, and there is little doubt he is clinging to power to protect his economic interests.
For Myanmar’s Junta Forces, a New Sense of Vulnerability
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Each day in Yangon and beyond, the regime’s increasingly besieged troops and police appear less like swaggering bullies and more like fearful targets.
To Those Who Sacrifice the Most for Myanmar, the Choice Is Clear
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In recent days, the nation’s elected leaders were brought before a court, and a tireless worker for democracy was murdered, simply because they chose to do what is right.
Give Peace a Chance to End Myanmar Crisis
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For any peace process to have a chance, both sides must realize that their current face-off is a lose-lose endeavor.
ASEAN Must Engage With US, China
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The upcoming ASEAN-US and ASEAN-China summits will be very significant as the bloc adjusts its relations with the two in a post-pandemic, post-Trump world.
Myanmar Junta’s Efforts to Kill the NLD Will Always Fail
Comfortable in the ‘Generals’ Village’, the UN and EU Lined Myanmar Military’s Pockets
Myanmar’s ‘Khaki Commerce’ Set to Flourish Under Junta
For Myanmar’s Junta Forces, a New Sense of Vulnerability
US Sanctions on Myanmar Put International Banks in the Spotlight
‘Humanitarian’ Focus Does Harm and Prolongs Myanmar’s Crisis
Vaccine Aid: The US Catches Up With China
The Rise and Fall of America’s Muscular Humanitarianism in Myanmar