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Guest Column
Appearance by Russian official at Armed Forces Day event raises eyebrows and stirs dismay; arms sales are part of the agenda.
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Commentary
As peaceful protest hardens into resistance—albeit with makeshift weapons—and ethnic armies side with the people, all-out war appears increasingly unavoidable.
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Commentary
With the world recoiling from its brutality, Myanmar’s junta needs a friend it can rely on—and Moscow is only too happy to oblige. Beijing will surely be taking note.
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Guest Column
‘White monkeys’ and ‘white messiahs’ fail to see that Myanmar’s future is in the hands of its own people, not armchair diplomats.
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Thai Foreign Ministry believes it sees a glimmer of hope for a peaceful solution.
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Commentary
The giant neighbor’s strategic and economic interests are at risk if the country descends into civil war.
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Guest Column
In the absence of meaningful international action against the military junta, Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organizations have a new role to play.
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Guest Column
Military’s long record of brutality guarantees exile, prison, or death if the generals give up the reins of power.
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Guest Column
By ignoring the voices of the people of Myanmar, China will eventually undermine its own economic interests in the country.
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From the Archive
Will the current transition lead Myanmar back into authoritarian rule, or is the country on the verge of finally breaking its historical cycle of thwarted opportunities?
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Commentary
The young protesters’ determination to defeat the regime is summed up in their motto: ‘They Die, or They Die!’
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The key is for world leaders and organizations not to lend the regime even a hint of legitimacy.
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The security forces’ deliberate practice of killing protesters with head and chest shots is intended to terrorize the population and end the protests through fear.
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Commentary
Protecting the Tatmadaw’s ruthless generals as they oppress their own people is a tradition among Southeast Asian leaders; sadly, little appears to have changed.
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Xi Jinping doesn’t care who holds power in Myanmar, as long as China’s business interests and national goals are protected.
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