Myanmar’s Search for Normalcy in an Abnormal World
14 Minutes To ReadMatthew Arnold discusses the importance of seeing Myanmar as a country undergoing normalization.
In(securing) Frontier Myanmar: Notes from Yangon (Part 2)
12 Minutes To ReadJasnea Sarma speaks to security guards in Yangon about wider insecurities in the city.
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 […]
Are our expectations of Myanmar realistic? (Part 3)
7 Minutes To ReadGabrielle Maginness writes about challenges to Myanmar’s transition to federalism.
Has “Time to Change” been well reflected in Myanmar’s sub-national parliaments?
9 Minutes To ReadNyein Thiri Swe and Zaw Min Oo from the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation (EMReF) assess the performance of the sub-national parliaments and change in their structural constraints since the transition.
Burma at 70: why it’s time to end the Myanmar morality play
5 Minutes To ReadAlex Bescoby argues against staging Myanmar’s transition as a tale of good and evil.
Remembering Nay Win Maung, year after year
9 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud considers the enduring legacy of a key figure in Myanmar’s transition.
The Karen in 2017: Resilience, Aspirations and Politics (Part 1)
7 Minutes To ReadTea Circle reviews the first of four panels from a recent Oxford workshop on the Karen.
Pulling Strings Together
5 Minutes To ReadKyaw Sit Naing describes the difficulties of entrepreneurship in Myanmar.
Insurance in Myanmar: Spreading the Risk
4 Minutes To ReadStephen Weedon discusses the state of Myanmar’s insurance industry.