Colonel Mathieu in the Borderlands of Myanmar
10 Minutes To ReadFrancesco Buscemi explores dynamics between the government and state-repelling populations in Myanmar.
Justice and National Reconciliation: Why Looking at the Past is the Key to the Future
4 Minutes To ReadJaneen Sawatzky calls for a re-thinking of “reconciliation” in the context of Burma’s transition.
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.
Peng Jiasheng and the Ethnic Politics of the China-Myanmar Borderland
3 Minutes To ReadLiu Yun looks at an influential figure in the peace process.
Getting it Right: A response to “Death, Lies and Videotape”
4 Minutes To ReadFortify Rights responds to debate over graphic video footage disseminated in May.
Death, Lies, and Videotape
5 Minutes To ReadDavid Scott Mathieson explores the pernicious effects of fake news on complex conflicts.
Myanmar’s Myths of Ethnic Unity
5 Minutes To ReadMatthew J Walton muses on the effects of misleading narratives of the independence era. The myths of ethnic unity are alive and well in contemporary Myanmar. While we might expect misleading […]
A Conversation with Mikael Gravers: Research among the Karen, Past and Present [Part 1]
6 Minutes To ReadPia Jolliffe interviews anthropologist Mikael Gravers.
Myanmar: Looking In and Facing Out
5 Minutes To ReadDavid Dapice describes the internal and external challenges facing the present government.