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Diplomacy Is Wasted on Myanmar’s Junta

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By Naing Khit

While foreign capitals uselessly call for peace, the regime’s atrocities worsen by the day, only serving to justify the National Unity Government’s call to arms.

UN Ambassador Saga Spotlights China’s Cautious Approach to Myanmar

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By Bertil Lintner

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.

China’s Infrastructure Projects in Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet Threaten to Encircle India

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By Jayanta Kalita

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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By Bertil Lintner

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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By Naing Khit

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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By Bertil Lintner

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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By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

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.

Visions of a Federal Future for Myanmar are Fading Fast-Part II

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By Ye Myo Hein

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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By Ye Myo Hein

Ethnic armed groups increasingly skeptical about the idea of a federal state and their lack of unity threatens resistance to the military regime.

Myanmar’s Internally Displaced Persons at High Risk Since Coup

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By Sheraz Akhtar and Liyun Wendy Choo

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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By Jayanta Kalita

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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By Lin Htet Myat

Due to its human rights violations and illegitimacy, the SAC cannot mobilize the resources, domestically or internationally, needed to restore economic fundamentals.

Can a UN Arms Embargo on Myanmar Work?

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By David Scott Mathieson

Banning arms sales to the military regime will require concerted international action and not just empty rhetoric.

Need to Counter China Will Make It Hard for Asian Powers to Shun Myanmar Junta

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By Bertil Lintner

Fears of an expansion of Chinese influence in an isolated Myanmar may overwhelm whatever human rights concerns exist in New Delhi, Tokyo, Washington and Canberra.

US Vice President’s Visit to SE Asia Sends Signals to ASEAN

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By Kavi Chongkittavorn

Bangkok needs to shape up its policy toward Washington, but the US ignores Thailand at its peril.