9 Minutes To ReadHtet Hlaing Win contends that effective environmental campaigns in Myanmar are not possible until a dramatic change in political arrangement occurs.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, borderlands, China, climate change, democracy, environment, ethnic armed groups (EAOs), fossil fuels, military coup, military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, National League of Democracy (NLD), National Unity Government (NUG), Ne Win, State Administration Council (SAC), sustainability, Three Brotherhood Alliance, U Nu, urban planning, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC)
January 2, 2025
15 Minutes To ReadIn Part 1 of a 2-part series, Bobby Anderson considers the strengths and weaknesses of Myanmar’s military and its chances of collapse.
Tags: Arakan Army (AA), Aung San Suu Kyi, bamar, Border Guard Forces (BGF), buddhism, China, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), Communist Party of Burma (CPB), conscription, Hluttaw, military coup, Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar Economic Cooperation (MEC), Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, National Unity Government (NUG), opium, Paletwa, People's Defence Force (PDF), Pyu Saw Htee, Russia, shan, Shan State, Tatmadaw, Three Brotherhood Alliance
February 22, 2024
11 Minutes To ReadThis is Part 2 of a two-part interview with the newly-appointed Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government, U Aung Myo Min. Read Part One here.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, ethnic armies, human rights, National Unity Government (NUG), People's Defence Force (PDF), Rohingya
May 28, 2021
12 Minutes To ReadThis is Part 1 of a two-part interview with the newly appointed Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government, U Aung Myo Min.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, human rights, National League for Democracy (NLD), National Unity Government (NUG)
May 27, 2021
6 Minutes To ReadAdam E. Howe reflects on the coup as an attempt to establish a Thai-style “disciplined democracy”.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, authoritarianism, democracy, military coup, Min Aung Hlaing, Rohingya, Thailand
March 30, 2021
3 Minutes To ReadBella Aung calls for recognizing minorities’ contributions to ongoing anti-coup protests.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, ethnic conflict, ethnic minorities, Min Aung Hlaing
March 16, 2021
14 Minutes To ReadMatthew Arnold discusses the importance of seeing Myanmar as a country undergoing normalization.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, governance, Karen National Union (KNU), National League for Democracy (NLD), transition, Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)
September 17, 2020
8 Minutes To ReadVan Lal Thuam Lian @ Thuama imagines the feelings in Aung San Suu Kyi’s innermost being.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Rohingya
July 30, 2020
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
4 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win remembers chef Michel Louis Méca, and a very special cake he baked.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Insein, National League for Democracy (NLD)
February 7, 2019
8 Minutes To ReadDaw Htay Htay Win describes the history behind the distribution of Bogyoke Aung Gyi’s letter.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, history, Pyin Oo Lwin
August 8, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadRenaud Egreteau argues that potential dissidents within the NLD are unlikely to gain influence.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), parliament
March 1, 2018
2 Minutes To ReadKyaw Sint addresses his hopes for the future in a letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, justice, Rakhine State, rule of law
February 12, 2018
17 Minutes To ReadSoe Lin Aung offers an intervention into analyses of the Rohingya crisis.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, capitalism, history, Rohingya
September 27, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadHaroon Atcha argues for a more critical appraisal of Myanmar’s de facto leader.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy (NLD), Rakhine State, Rohingya
September 25, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadKhinZaw Win on the worsening, bloody business-as-usual in Rakhine.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy (NLD), Rakhine State, Rohingya, Tatmadaw
September 11, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton highlights aspects of citizenship that are often ignored.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, citizenship, communication, Panglong Conference
September 7, 2017
3 Minutes To ReadVeronica Collins argues that government silence on Burma’s bloody past has led to ongoing human rights abuses.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, government, human rights, memory, National League for Democracy (NLD), reconciliation, Tatmadaw
August 18, 2017
8 Minutes To ReadMatt Grace reviews developments in the arts.
Tags: art, Aung San Suu Kyi, National League for Democracy (NLD), Yangon
June 22, 2017
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud continues his look at elite politics in Myanmar. Part One can be found here.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, colonialism, democracy, saffron revolution
February 2, 2017
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud explores elite dynamics in Myanmar’s social structure.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, colonialism, democracy, saffron revolution
January 30, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud discusses the legacy of the Panglong Conference on Myanmar’s politics.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitutional reform, democracy, ethnicity, federalism, Panglong, peace
July 22, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadRichard Dolan speaks about the Panglong myth and Myanmar’s peace process.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong Conference, peace
July 13, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadHtet examines challenges facing women in Myanmar politics.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, gender, National League for Democracy (NLD), women
April 9, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadKevin W. Fogg looks at the new constitutional arrangements in Myanmar.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitution, gender, independence, Indonesia
April 8, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadVen (pseudonym) considers the state of Myanmar’s politics.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, constitutional reform, military, National League for Democracy (NLD), transition
February 15, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant considers recent political reforms in Myanmar.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, National League for Democracy (NLD), transition
February 2, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadMaung Bo Bo considers the implications of Myanmar’s recent election for its political future.
Tags: Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi, election
January 16, 2016
6 Minutes To ReadLee Jones explores the possibilities for democracy under the NLD in Myanmar.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, election, National League for Democracy (NLD)
December 8, 2015
3 Minutes To ReadVen (pseudonym) notes the difficulties facing the new NLD government.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, election, National League for Democracy (NLD)
November 29, 2015
4 Minutes To ReadKevin W. Fogg analyzes the political situation in Myanmar.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, election
November 23, 2015
4 Minutes To ReadMatthew Walton explores the future of MaBaTha after the NLD victory.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, buddhism, election, MaBaTha, National League for Democracy (NLD), Rohingya
November 21, 2015
3 Minutes To ReadAlex Aung Khant recounts a memorable event on Friday the 13th.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, democracy, election, National League for Democracy (NLD)
November 13, 2015