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
8 Minutes To ReadHnin Htet Htet Aung studies the surge in support for refugees by overseas Myanmar youth.
Tags: ASEAN, diaspora, humanitarian aid, IDP, International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs), Japan, Malaysia, Min Aung Hlaing, National League for Democracy (NLD), National Unity Government (NUG), refugees, Singapore, Tanintharyi, Thailand
June 10, 2024
8 Minutes To ReadNaing Min Khant argues that civilians defy military surveillance, and empower resistance through sousveillance in post-coup Myanmar.
Tags: Chin State, China, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), digital wallets, EAOs, finance, military coup, Min Aung Hlaing, myanmar coup, National Unity Government (NUG), People’s Defense Force (PDF), Rakhine State, surveillance, technology
April 9, 2024
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
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
13 Minutes To ReadSix students from the University of Yangon analyze key themes in the military-controlled and state-owned media since the February 1st coup. On 1st February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a […]
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, media, military coup, Min Aung Hlaing, Myawaddy, social media
March 9, 2021