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February 22, 2022

Myanmar
Review: "The Wa of Myanmar and China's Quest for Global Dominance," by Bertil Lintner

A review of the latest book by journalist and Asia expert Bertil Lintner.

Soldiers, wearing green fatigues and United Wa State Army insignia, march in Myanmar.

May 24, 2021

Myanmar
Myanmar Junta Detains U.S. Journalist: The Junta Digs In

A recent arrest of a U.S. journalist in Myanmar shows the junta is digging in.

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Myanmar on March 27, 2021.

April 22, 2021

Southeast Asia
ASEAN’s Myanmar Crisis: Part 2

This weekend, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold an emergency summit in Jakarta, focused on the dire situation in Myanmar, where the country continues to spiral toward wides…

Demonstrators are seen before a clash with security forces in Taze, Sagaing Region, Myanmar on April 7, 2021.

February 22, 2021

Southeast Asia
Myanmar: Optimism and Fear

Over the weekend, and into Monday Myanmar time, the situation in the country continues to disintegrate. Although the civil disobedience movement continues to show its strength, with large demonstrati…

Demonstrators rally to protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 22, 2021.