Analysis

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...

Military defector Swe Taw says broken supply lines and encirclement leave northern Chin State and neighboring Magwe Region vulnerable to resistance attacks. 

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.

Beijing's ineffective border “blockade” and a few advanced Chinese weapons cannot mask the regime’s recruitment crisis.

Military analyst Aye Chan Hsu argues that the Arakan Army is close to strangling regime power in Rakhine State.