17 Minutes To ReadThe Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHRC) interviews David Mathieson, an independent analyst researching and working on human rights and humanitarian issues in Myanmar, in this two-part interview.
Tags: human rights, humanitarian aid, international aid, peace process
September 7, 2021
11 Minutes To ReadMichael Lidauer explores electoral politics in Myanmar.
Tags: Burma, coup, elections, myanmar, peace process, Rakhine State
May 19, 2021
6 Minutes To ReadBernard Minn discusses the role of ethnocentrism in peace agreements and the refugee crisis.
Tags: Burman, Burmese, discrimination, ethnic conflict, nationalism, peace process, socialism
November 3, 2020
11 Minutes To ReadJae Park and Alexandre Pelletier call attention to gender in thinking about conflict in Myanmar. Despite the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement in 2015, Myanmar is still at war with itself as fighting […]
Tags: conflict, decentralization, democratization, ethnic conflict, gender, Kachin, labour rights, peace process, Rakhine, shan, violence
July 8, 2020
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
7 Minutes To ReadGregory Cathcart and Saw Chit Thet Tun examine how Mine Action activities could ignite movement in the current peace process in Karen State.
Tags: ceasefire, humanitarian aid, Karen State, militarization, peace process
February 20, 2019
3 Minutes To ReadNang Kham Awn and Maggi Quadrini reflect on almost two decades of tireless activism and advocacy.
Tags: activism, gender, peace, peace process, women's rights
January 29, 2019
7 Minutes To ReadZaw Myat Lin discusses the impact of FDIs on sustainable human development in Myanmar.
Tags: economy, foreign investment, land rights, peace process, sustainable development
November 14, 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
21 Minutes To ReadAngshuman Choudhury analyses the recent bouts of rebel-military violence in Myanmar and assesses their implications for the peace process ahead.
Tags: Arakan, Arakan Army (AA), ceasefire, Chin, ethnic conflict, IDP, insurgency, Kachin, Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Karen, Karen National Union (KNU), Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), Panglong Conference, peace process, Tatmadaw
June 7, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson explores fundamental—and often, incompatible—differences in perception between Myanmar’s military, civilian, and insurgent authorities.
Tags: ceasefire, ethnic conflict, Panglong Conference, peace process, Year in Review
June 6, 2018
14 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson, in this two-part series on the borderlands of Burma, looks at the politics of insurgent groups in Paletwa, in southern Chin State. Part I can be found here and the author’s […]
Tags: Arakan Army (AA), Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), borders, Chin, development, ethnic conflict, peace process, Rakhine State, Rohingya
May 18, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadJaneen Sawatzky calls for a re-thinking of “reconciliation” in the context of Burma’s transition.
Tags: ethnic conflict, human rights, justice, peace process, reconciliation
January 18, 2018
6 Minutes To ReadAngshuman Choudhury considers options for the government in engaging with a new ethnic umbrella group.
Tags: China, ethnic conflict, peace process, Wa
November 28, 2017
3 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun looks at an influential figure in the peace process.
Tags: borderlands, borders, China, ethnic conflict, ethnic politics, Kokang, peace process, Tatmadaw
October 16, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson analyzes the complexities of a post-Panglong peace process.
Tags: borderlands, demobilization, disarmament, economy, Panglong, peace process, reintegration
August 25, 2017
8 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson analyzes the complexities of a post-Panglong peace process.
Tags: borderlands, demobilization, disarmament, economy, Panglong, peace process, reintegration
August 24, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadBobby Anderson analyzes the complexities of a post-Panglong peace process.
Tags: borderlands, demobilization, disarmament, economy, Panglong, peace process, reintegration
August 23, 2017
5 Minutes To ReadGreg Cathcart and Gerard McCarthy review the second of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen.
Tags: ceasefire, governance, Karen, Karen National Union (KNU), peace process
July 19, 2017
3 Minutes To ReadAngshuman Choudhury considers the implications of the disintegration of the UNFC.
Tags: ethnic conflict, Kachin, peace process, Wa
May 11, 2017
11 Minutes To ReadSai Latt challenges conventional wisdom on Myanmar’s political divides.
Tags: buddhism, film, memory, music, peace process
April 26, 2017
3 Minutes To ReadAn update from Liu Yun after the recent Pangkham summit.
Tags: China, ethnic conflict, peace process, Wa
March 27, 2017
3 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun says skilled negotiators are needed in Myanmar’s Peace Process.
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, Northern Alliance-Burma (NAB), peace process
February 23, 2017
3 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun considers whether things have changed in the realm of civil-military relations.
Tags: National League for Democracy (NLD), peace process
December 21, 2016
5 Minutes To ReadKhin Zaw Win discusses the recent offensive by the “Northern alliance” and its implications.
Tags: peace process
December 7, 2016
7 Minutes To ReadMelissa Crouch discusses the constitutional implications of a Panglong Agreement.
Tags: constitution, ethnic politics, Kachin, National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong, peace process
July 27, 2016
3 Minutes To ReadBertil Lintner contemplates a way forward for Myanmar’s peace process.
Tags: democracy, ethnic minorities, ethnicity, National League for Democracy (NLD), Panglong, peace process
July 8, 2016
7 Minutes To ReadKhin Zaw Win discusses issues with the Panglong Conference.
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, ethnic politics, federalism, Panglong, peace process
July 1, 2016
9 Minutes To ReadMatthew Walton describes some lessons learnt from the Panglong conference.
Tags: conflict, inequality, Panglong, peace process
June 25, 2016
9 Minutes To ReadMatthew Walton describes some lessons learnt from the Panglong conference.
Tags: conflict, inequality, Panglong, peace process
June 23, 2016