Rethinking Rebel Governance and Conflict Studies in/through Myanmar
12 Minutes To ReadDavid Brenner reflects on rebel governance in Myanmar and how it challenges Conflict Studies paradigms.
Chronicle of a Coup: August 12 & 16, 2021
8 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker (pseudonym) Editor’s Note: This post is the twenty-ninth installment in an ongoing series, Chronicle of a Coup, comprised of reports written from within Myanmar by Christopher J. Walker (a pseudonym), a longtime resident, which together sketch one person’s first-hand account of the weeks and months following the February 1, 2021, military coup. A selection of his reports will be posted weekly, every Friday. A chronological archive is also available here.
Tea Circle is grateful to Christopher for sharing his personal account of life under military rule in Myanmar. Recognizing that his voice is one of many, we encourage other authors to submit their own accounts.
Chronicle of a Coup: August 1, 4 & 7, 2021
6 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker (pseudonym) describes the tragic and the comic, how they exist side by side under oppressive military rule in Myanmar.
Chronicle of a Coup: July 23, 26 & 28, 2021
9 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker (pseudonym) reflects on the effects of COVID-19 and the people’s resilience under military repression in Myanmar.
Open Letter Signatories Respond to Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Statement
4 Minutes To ReadOpen letter signatories respond to the Institute for Economics and Peace’s (IEP) recent statement on the Global Terrorism Index report.
My Nation
7 Minutes To ReadKSN (pseudonym) writes about a moment in which they find themselves. This post was originally published on January 12, 2022. Read the Burmese version here. I have not been back home even Read the full article…
When even dreaming is impossible: how COVID-19 hit Myanmar women working in Thailand’s agricultural sector
6 Minutes To ReadSofie Mortensen and Saw Aung Htun Lin reflect on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 on Myanmar women in Phop Phra, Thailand.
Chronicle of a Coup: July 15, 19 & 21, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker (pseudonym) describes the continuing desperation and urgency in confronting COVID-19 and the military repression in Myanmar.
Chronicle of a Coup: July 10, 11 & 12, 2021
7 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker (pseudonym) describes the desperation and urgency in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic amid the military repression in Myanmar.
Chronicle of a Coup: July 1, 3 & 6, 2021
6 Minutes To ReadChristopher J. Walker describes the devastating combined effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and military repression in Myanmar.
