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April 22, 2024

Myanmar
The Bottom Is Falling Out for Myanmar’s Junta

The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.

Myanmar general in green military uniform with gold medals wears glasses while speaking in front of a bright blue screen.

January 22, 2024

Trade
The Curse of Nostalgia: Industrial Policy in the United States

A critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the Unit…

President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on August 16, 2022.

September 26, 2007

South Korea
A Conversation with Song Min-soon: Building a Framework for Peace and Security in Northeast Asia

Watch Song Min-soon, minister of foreign affairs and trade for the Republic of Korea, discuss security issues in Northeast Asia, with specific regard to the Six-Party Talks and the upcoming South-Nor…

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November 30, 2023

Myanmar
The Myanmar Army Could Actually Collapse—But Are the United States and Other Powers Ready for Such a Scenario?

Myanmar's military has recently suffered a string of defeats—but the U.S. government seems unprepared to face the country's potential state collapse.

Children sit in the back of a truck while a man in army fatigues holds a gun.

June 16, 2023

Myanmar
A Review of Tragic Nation Burma: Why and How Democracy Failed by Amitav Acharya

In Tragic Nation Burma: Why and How Democracy Failed, scholar Amitav Acharya examines Myanmar's failed democratic transition.

Myanmar's military leader stands in an open-top motorcade wearing traditional dress.

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.