From the Archive: Dreams for Our Daughters and Sons
7 Minutes To ReadOriginally posted in August 2016, Htet Moe Nwe Win’s reflection on growing up in Myanmar’s gendered society remains one of our most popular posts, and still very relevant today.
A Journey to the North
9 Minutes To ReadThinn Thinn describes lessons learned— on ethnicity, identity, and privilege— on a journey to Kachin.
Burma at 70: why it’s time to end the Myanmar morality play
5 Minutes To ReadAlex Bescoby argues against staging Myanmar’s transition as a tale of good and evil.
Remembering Nay Win Maung, year after year
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud considers the enduring legacy of a key figure in Myanmar’s transition.
Burma and the Rohingya Crisis: We Can Oppose Ethnic Cleansing Without Accepting Simple Answers
5 Minutes To ReadRosalie Metro finds persistent truths in the midst of (everyone’s) biased discussions of the Rohingya crisis.
Myanmar’s Repatriation Plan Offers Little for the Rohingya
5 Minutes To ReadAshley S. Kinseth muses on the recent Myanmar-Bangladesh Rohingya repatriation accord.
The international community must listen to the voices of Burma’s internally and externally displaced people
6 Minutes To ReadPaul Sztumpf argues that the international community needs to change its humanitarian support strategy.
Myanmar’s parliament is missing link in Rakhine crisis
6 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau asks how the legislature could provide more oversight on the recent Rakhine State crisis.
Carpetbagging in Burma’s Ethnic Areas
7 Minutes To ReadMoegyo challenges the role of development/assistance in ethnic areas and provides recommendations for vetting.
Resolving the Northern Stalemate is the Key to Peace in Myanmar
6 Minutes To ReadAngshuman Choudhury considers options for the government in engaging with a new ethnic umbrella group.