9 Minutes To ReadEwan Cameron argues that we need to see ethnic languages as resources rather than problems to be overcome.
Tags: ethnic languages, ethnic minorities, Karen, Mon, Sgaw Karen
April 28, 2020
9 Minutes To ReadDavid Brenner discusses the synergies and productive tensions between different perspectives on Rebel Politics.
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, Kachin, Karen, political economy, rebel politics, rebellion, Salween
April 17, 2020
4 Minutes To ReadKai Htang Lashi comments on Rebel Politics from the perspective of a Kachin activist.
Tags: activism, ethnic armed organisations, Kachin, peacebuilding, rebel politics
April 16, 2020
7 Minutes To ReadShona Loong discusses what Rebel Politics tells us about peacebuilding among Karen communities.
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, Kachin, Karen, Karen National Union (KNU), Mae Sot, peacebuilding, rebel politics
April 15, 2020
4 Minutes To ReadLee Jones discusses the merits of Rebel Politics in light of wider trends in the fields of Myanmar Studies and Conflict Studies. This is Part One of a four-part commentary on […]
Tags: conflict studies, ethnic armed organisations, Kachin, Karen, rebel politics
April 14, 2020
11 Minutes To ReadNicole Tu-Maung and Matthew Venker trace state narratives about COVID-19 in Myanmar at a critical point in the onset of the pandemic.
Tags: COVID-19, pandemic, public health
April 9, 2020
7 Minutes To ReadYadanar Oo, Naw Tah Mu Lar and Maggi Quadrini write about how a football tournament along the Thai-Burma border challenged gender stereotypes faced by young women and girls on the pitch.
Tags: borders, gender, Mae Sot, PlayOnside, Thai-Burma border, women's rights
April 8, 2020
10 Minutes To ReadMyo Min explores the long-term effects of Myanmar’s 2008 Cyclone Nargis.
Tags: citizenship, civil society, cyclone nargis, employment, environment, labour rights, migrants, natural disaster, Yangon
March 30, 2020
12 Minutes To ReadJasnea Sarma speaks to security guards in Yangon about wider insecurities in the city.
Tags: CCTV, economy, security, surveillance, transition, urbanisation, Yangon
March 17, 2020
11 Minutes To ReadJasnea Sarma explores the contours of an emerging private security and surveillance culture in Yangon in Part 1 of a 2-part series.
Tags: CCTV, China, security, Singapore, surveillance, Yangon
March 16, 2020
6 Minutes To ReadEdgard Rodriguez considers the role of investing in think tanks to support Myanmar’s ongoing reforms.
Tags: democracy, development, policy, research
February 26, 2020
18 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant presents different approaches to public infrastructure projects.
Tags: development, infrastructure, Special Economic Zone (SEZ), transportation, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
February 5, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that Myanmar should develop hydropower sustainably to meet the country’s power demands.
Tags: development, environment, peacebuilding, resources, sustainability
January 16, 2020
8 Minutes To ReadThomas David Dowling concludes his three-part series on the Extinction Rebellion in Myanmar.
Tags: climate change, environment, Extinction Rebellion
January 3, 2020
9 Minutes To ReadIn Part Two of a three-part series, Thomas David Dowling explores the limits of applying Extinction Rebellion tactics in Myanmar.
Tags: climate change, environment, Extinction Rebellion, security
January 2, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadThomas David Dowling discusses environmental movements and current climate change issues in Myanmar, Part One of a three-part series on Extinction Rebellion in Myanmar.
Tags: activism, climate change, environment, Extinction Rebellion, protest
January 1, 2020
14 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton and Ma Khin Mar Mar Kyi warn that the sentiments underlying “Buddhist nationalist” activities remain strong, dangerous and misunderstood. After a period of flourishing under the USDP government, Ma Ba […]
Tags: activism, buddhism, Burman, ethnic minorities, feminism, MaBaTha, National League for Democracy (NLD), race
December 2, 2019
12 Minutes To ReadYe Yint Khant Maung discusses trade unionism and labour disputes in Myanmar.
Tags: labour rights, law, trade unions, workers' rights
October 14, 2019
14 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud presents new elements in the debates around Article 261 (b) of the 2008 Constitution.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitutional reform, decentralization, federalism, Hluttaw, National League for Democracy (NLD), reform, Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)
September 30, 2019
15 Minutes To ReadHtet Thiha Zaw examines if early history explains subsequent state presence in Bago, Myanmar.
Tags: Bago, colonialism, development, forests, history, Konbaung, social welfare
September 11, 2019
12 Minutes To ReadKimberley Pallenschat discusses Myanmar’s independent cinema and filmmaking.
Tags: censorship, cinema, film, freedom of expression, Yangon
September 5, 2019
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee reviews a new anthology on Myanmar’s political transition and governance. Myanmar’s transformation from a military dictatorship to a relatively democratic form of governance has been under scrutiny for […]
Tags: Book Review, borderlands, ethnicity, governance, land rights, peace process, transition
July 17, 2019
11 Minutes To ReadIn the final part of this series, Bobby Anderson elaborates on the realities of opium-growing areas of Chin state, and their divergence from both existing stereotypes and the triage described in Part One and Two.
Tags: agriculture, Chin, conflict, drugs, infrastructure, opium, peace process
July 6, 2019
13 Minutes To ReadIn Part Two of a three-part series, Bobby Anderson examines the case of Tonzang and its exception to conditions for opium-funded insurgencies in Myanmar, as outlined in Part One.
Tags: agriculture, Chin, Chin National Front (CNF), conflict, drugs, infrastructure, insurgency, Kuki, opium, peace process, Tonzang
July 4, 2019
22 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson, in Part One of a three-part series on opium and insurgency in Tonzang, examines some elements of traditional understandings of insurgency, statebuilding and opium.
Tags: agriculture, Chin, conflict, drugs, ethnic conflict, infrastructure, insurgency, opium, peace, peace process, Tonzang
July 1, 2019
4 Minutes To ReadMaggi Quadrini and Mie Mie share their experiences at a peace conference hosted by the Karenni National Women’s Organization.
Tags: equality, gender, karenni, Kayah, peace, shan, women's rights
June 27, 2019
5 Minutes To ReadLiv Gaborit and Andrew Jefferson discuss the value of amnesties in light of the recent prison riots.
Tags: detention, prison, prison reform, rule of law
June 17, 2019
9 Minutes To ReadZaw Myat Lin discusses the issue of corruption and the current anti-corruption campaigns ongoing in Myanmar.
Tags: corruption, development, justice, National League for Democracy (NLD), Yangon
June 5, 2019
10 Minutes To ReadMarie Puyessegur explores events in part one of a three-part series conducted as part of the MEMORY! Heritage Film Festival, an annual event in Yangon.
Tags: censorship, democracy, film, freedom of expression, journalism, media, Yangon
April 29, 2019
9 Minutes To ReadThein Than Win, from the Paññā Institute, and Mael Raynaud suggests that federalism is now an objective shared by the Bamar in Myanmar’s seven regions.
Tags: Bago, bamar, democratization, ethnic minorities, federalism, Sagaing
April 8, 2019
4 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery responds to Jason Gelbort’s argument that the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw can circumvent the military’s veto over constitutional amendments.
Tags: constitutional reform, Hluttaw, military, National League for Democracy (NLD)
April 4, 2019
8 Minutes To ReadU Pe Aung Lin is the chairman of the Myanmar Center to Empower Regional Parliaments (MCERP). This post is a transcript of a conversation with Mael Raynaud, the Head of […]
Tags: decentralization, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), parliament, states and regions
March 25, 2019
6 Minutes To ReadElliott Prasse-Freeman argues that a new book sacrifices analytical rigor for antipolitical “objectivity.”
Tags: Book Review, diaspora, Rakhine, Rohingya
March 20, 2019
11 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reviews a new resource for scholarship on Myanmar.
Tags: agriculture, Book Review, environment, ethnic languages, farmers, gender, governance, hate speech, political economy, technology
March 7, 2019
10 Minutes To ReadThiha Wint Aung explains why responding to the Arakan Army (AA) with full military might would be counterproductive.
Tags: Arakan Army (AA), China, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), Rakhine State, Tatmadaw
February 5, 2019
15 Minutes To ReadMyat Myat Mon looks at where China-Myanmar relations have been in 2018 and where they’re heading.
Tags: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), borders, China, Myitsone, Nay Pyi Taw, One Belt One Road, paukphaw, Tatmadaw, Yunnan
January 31, 2019
14 Minutes To ReadHan Htoo Khant Paing and Richard Roewer analyze how political parties have changed their campaign strategies to prepare for the 2020 election.
Tags: elections, Hluttaw, Kachin, National League for Democracy (NLD), Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)
December 19, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadOlly Gagiero describes how the suppression of Myanmar’s drug trade is constrained by pervasive corruption.
Tags: corruption, drugs
November 7, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadMish Khan and Sam Taylor evaluate the utility of AI in detecting hate speech online.
Tags: Facebook, hate speech, social media
November 6, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadMyat Myat Mon discusses some priority preparations Myanmar should undertake before the launch of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor.
Tags: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), development, economy, Kyaukphyu, One Belt One Road, Yunnan
October 10, 2018
8 Minutes To ReadJesse Hartery considers the possibilities for a change in Myanmar’s constitutional amendment procedure.
Tags: constitution, constitutional reform, federalism, Hluttaw, National League for Democracy (NLD)
September 5, 2018
5 Minutes To ReadActivists May Sabe Phyu and researchers Aye Thiri Kyaw and Stephanie Miedema discuss the #MeToo movement in Myanmar.
Tags: activism, gender, gender inequality, sexual violence, women's rights
August 29, 2018
13 Minutes To ReadKhin Myat Myat Wai reports on offshore raft fishing in Myanmar, as translated by Stephen Campbell.
Tags: journalism, Pyapon, workers' rights
August 22, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadAndrew Ong makes the case for the international community to reach out to the UWSA and build trust.
Tags: China, peace process, United Wa State Army (UWSA), Wa
August 20, 2018
9 Minutes To ReadNyein Thiri Swe and Zaw Min Oo from the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation (EMReF) assess the performance of the sub-national parliaments and change in their structural constraints since the transition.
Tags: Hluttaw, parliament, states and regions, transition
August 14, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadDiana Huynh considers Myanmar’s trajectory towards national spatial planning and urbanisation under the NLD in the last year.
Tags: National League for Democracy (NLD), urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon, Year in Review
July 17, 2018
3 Minutes To ReadRadka Antalikova discusses the newly launched Graduate Research Diploma on peacebuilding and research at the Thabyay Education Foundation.
Tags: conflict, peace, peacebuilding, research, Thabyay Education Foundation
July 5, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadAndrew Thomson argues that the imposition of economic sanctions on Myanmar will not help resolve the Rohingya crisis.
Tags: citizenship, economy, Islam, Rakhine State, Rohingya
June 26, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadMyat Myat Mon discusses the importance of constitutional conversation and how it can foster more informed public debate in Myanmar.
Tags: constitution, constitutional reform, federalism, law
June 18, 2018
12 Minutes To ReadFrancois-Guillaume Jaeck attempts to identify why, and how, Myanmar’s ultranationalism provided such fertile ground for the harmful side of social media to take root.
Tags: buddhism, buddhist nationalism, media, nationalism, Rohingya, social media
June 13, 2018