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April 12, 2021

Southeast Asia
Myanmar Moves Toward Civil War, Failed State

In the initial days after the Myanmar armed forces launched a coup on February 1, deposing an elected government, the military may have hoped it would be able to pull off the putsch with minimal bloo…

A fire burns on the street during a protest against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar on April 1, 2021.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

April 24, 2023

South Korea
Yoon Is Revitalizing a Seventy-Year-Old Alliance by Taking Political Chances

The upcoming state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is likely to elevate and reaffirm the alliance, but it may not provide an immediate political boost to President Yoon.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea on May 21, 2022.
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

November 6, 2019

Election 2020
The President’s Inbox: Should the United States Do Less Overseas?

The latest episode of The President’s Inbox is now live. The Iowa caucuses, the formal start of the presidential nominating process, are just three months away. Given that elections matter for U.S. f…

An American flag flies on the edge of the Atlantic ocean.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

March 23, 2023

United States
Going Green Pits Renewables Against Farmland. Nuclear Energy Can Help

Nuclear energy can help the United States decarbonize its economic growth while protecting its farmland and food security.

The Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant in Dauphin County.
Blog Post by Zongyuan Zoe Liu Renewing America

March 29, 2021

Southeast Asia
The Myanmar Massacre and Insight Into the Myanmar Military

The past weekend was extremely bloody in Myanmar, where the Civil Disobedience Movement faces off against the military, and has so, for roughly two months now. On Armed Forces day last Saturday, mili…

Demonstrators hide behind a barricade during protests against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 28, 2021, in this screen grab taken from a social media video obtained by Reuters.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound