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Min Aung Hlaing Is Destroying the Myanmar Military

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By Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd

Through brutality and ineptitude, the junta leader has turned the Tatmadaw into a personal army that is reviled by the people. 

Myanmar’s Unfulfilled Irenic Dream

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By David I. Steinberg

The military regime’s arrogance and violence ensure peace in Myanmar remains a long way off.

Coup Leader Min Aung Hlaing has Turned Myanmar into a Murder Republic

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By David Scott Mathieson

While the UN and ASEAN do nothing, the Myanmar people are trapped in an ever-increasing cycle of violence.

Is the WHO Dancing to the Tune of the Myanmar Regime?

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By Desmond

Myanmar people are increasingly criticizing the ineffectiveness of the World Health Organization and other United Nations agencies.

Myanmar Military’s Long History of Executing its Enemies

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By Bertil Lintner

A political dissident and a rebel army officer were both executed by the then junta in the 1970s.

Myanmar Military’s Long History of Electoral Fraud

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By Bertil Lintner

Given the military’s rigging and rejections of previous elections, no one believes the coup leader’s assurances that a free and fair poll will be held next year.

Myanmar Military's Culture of Atrocities 

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By Ye Myo Hein

The use of mass violence and atrocities against civilians is so deeply internalized in the military that the institution must be replaced.

Thailand Could Revisit its Myanmar Policy

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By Ashley South

The Thai government should consider a return to historical buffer zones with ethnic minority groups along the border.

Myanmar, Thai Militaries in Cahoots

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By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Thailand’s lack of concern at a Myanmar fighter jet’s violation of its airspace has serious political and humanitarian ramifications for the region.

Thailand’s Special Envoy Risks Becoming a Tool of Myanmar Junta

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By Bertil Lintner

Pornpimol Kanchanalak should recall the history of bilateral ties before putting too much stock in a ‘special relationship’ between Bangkok and the Myanmar military.

Myanmar’s Neighbors Must Refuse to Engage With the Military Regime

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By Aye Chan

If the international community places concerted pressure on the junta and isolates it completely, the military will be forced to make concessions.

Thailand's Bankrupt Myanmar Policy

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By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

If Bangkok’s goal is simply to appease the junta, there was no need for it to appoint a special envoy.

When Think-Tanks Get Terrorism Wrong: The IEP and Myanmar

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By Georg Bauer

Bad definitions, bad data and bad understanding: How a terrorism report grossly misrepresented and harmed the revolution in Myanmar.

ASEAN and the Cycles of History

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By Thitinan Pongsudhirak

World events have brought to Southeast Asia a new era of confrontation and conflict, this time led by—but not limited to—US-China geostrategic rivalry and competition.

China Happy to Support Myanmar’s Bloodthirsty Pariah Regime

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By Yan Naing

Over a year after the coup and Beijing scents the opportunity to increase its economic presence and influence in the country.