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Academia 2 weeks ago

PREMIUM
Prisoner ‘amnesty’ is no sign of reform in Myanmar

Such moves are a familiar tactic used by the military to project legitimacy and deflect international criticism

Academia 3 weeks ago

PREMIUM
The case for a long-term ASEAN envoy on Myanmar

The Philippines has indicated that ASEAN is considering appointing a long-term special envoy on Myanmar to replace the current system of annual rotation.

Academia 1 month ago

Timor-Leste takes on Myanmar’s junta alone

As violence escalates around the world, victims are increasingly looking for justice in domestic courts, rather than international ones.

$Sham elections can’t save a fracturing Myanmar$

Academia 2 months ago

Sham elections can’t save a fracturing Myanmar

The prospects for the people of Myanmar look grim after the multistage elections ended on Sunday, as their country is dominated by the military junta and hemmed in by competing great power interests and a softening stance among some ASEAN members.

Academia 2 months ago

PREMIUM
Myanmar’s vote is not progress, and ASEAN knows it

By privileging access to the junta while sidelining other stakeholders, ASEAN risks reinforcing the military’s claim that it alone represents Myanmar’s political future.

Academia 3 months ago

PREMIUM
Myanmar’s vote and the real contest in the north

Rather than the national polls, the outcome of the ongoing dynamics in Upper Myanmar between the KIA and the junta is a better political barometer for the country's course next year.

Academia 3 months ago

Sham elections, shifting power inside Myanmar

The elections are a clear attempt by the regime to gain legitimacy and sideline the government in exile. But they open the possibility of some diffusion of power.

Academia 7 months ago

ASEAN’s parallel diplomacy on Myanmar: Creativity sans coordination

Far from being a roadmap to peace, the five-point consensus has become a diplomatic placeholder, invoked ritually in communiqués yet divorced from realities on the ground.

Academia 8 months ago

War, repression and disaster collide in Myanmar

As humanitarian crises mount and international aid is obstructed, the need for pragmatic engagement with local non-state actors has become more urgent than ever.

Academia 10 months ago

Can Malaysia save ASEAN’s credibility on Myanmar?

The junta cynically declared a farcical temporary truce until May 31, yet its airstrikes have continued unabated, turning disaster zones into killing fields.

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