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Correcting Int’l Misconceptions About Myanmar’s Struggle

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Commentary

By Naing Khit

Singapore Foreign Minister Balakrishnan and others are wrong to characterize the conflict as a squabble between the military and NLD supporters.

On Leadership and Power in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By David I. Steinberg

Min Aung Hlaing’s coup and its aftermath remind us that power in Myanmar has always been exercised as a personal prerogative of leadership, whether military or civilian.

Inequality, Discord and Insecurity in Myanmar’s ‘Sacrifice Zone’

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Guest Column

By Corporate Accountability Myanmar

Facilitated by militia and military leaders, rare earth extraction in Kachin State near China has serious health, social, environmental and sovereignty implications.

ASEAN and the Cycles of History

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Guest Column

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.

Beware the Myanmar Junta’s ‘Whataboutism’

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Guest Column

By Matthew B. Arnold

Let’s be clear: One side of the conflict is defending itself against a barbaric opponent; we must resist characterizations that equate ‘violence’ committed by the two.

Junta’s Use of China as a Shield Aggravates the Conflict in Myanmar

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Guest Column

By Khin Oo

China’s border security and economic interests will benefit from stability in Myanmar; to achieve this, Beijing should support the people’s efforts to end military rule.

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On Leadership and Power in Myanmar

Inequality, Discord and Insecurity in Myanmar’s ‘Sacrifice Zone’

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Beware the Myanmar Junta’s ‘Whataboutism’

Junta’s Use of China as a Shield Aggravates the Conflict in Myanmar