The Jakarta Post
Since early February, Indonesia has been calling for an ASEAN-led response to the post-coup crisis in Myanmar, with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on March 19 requesting a high-level meeting of ASEAN to address the situation even as he urged an end to the violence and a return to dialogue. While many support such an ASEAN-centric solution, time is running out. The death toll in Myanmar has already surpassed 400 as both the military and civilian protesters harden their positions. Multiple new players – from leaders of the civil disobedience movement to the various ethnic armed groups – have also emerged over the past month, confusing the previous rigid dichotomy of the early post-coup days which set the Tatmadaw, as Myanmar’s military is known, against the National League for Democracy of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Indonesia, meanwhile,...