Humanitarian Considerations in Myanmar: A Discussion with David Mathieson (Part 1)
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.
The Politics of Election Cancellations in Myanmar
11 Minutes To ReadMichael Lidauer explores electoral politics in Myanmar.
Ethnocentric Narratives of Identity and its role in Peace and Conflict Management
6 Minutes To ReadBernard Minn discusses the role of ethnocentrism in peace agreements and the refugee crisis.
Gender, Violence and Ethnic Conflict in Myanmar
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 […]
Myanmar Transformed? People, Places and Politics edited by Justine Chambers, Gerard McCarthy, Nicholas Farrelly and Chit Win, ISEAS, Singapore, 2018, 333 Pages.
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 […]
Opium’s Calculus (Part 3: An Ordinary Place)
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.
Opium’s Calculus (Part 2: The Experience of Northern Chin and Tonzang)
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.
Opium’s Calculus (Part 1: Abacus Beads)
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.
Addressing Landmine Contamination within the Myanmar Peace Process: The Case of Karen State
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.
Together for Peace, Equality for All: Women’s League of Burma Celebrates 19-Years
3 Minutes To ReadNang Kham Awn and Maggi Quadrini reflect on almost two decades of tireless activism and advocacy.