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Far from being free and fair, the elections lack any meaningful resemblance to democratic practice.
Thousands were killed in 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Yet military generals were slow to agree to pause in civil war fighting, and continued airstrikes.
US cuts in overseas aid will hurt the myriad opposition groups that have been fighting the army in a complex and regionalized conflict.
Over the past year, Myanmar’s military junta has been enforcing mandatory conscription, targeting men and women of working age.
Since 2021, Myanmar has descended into civil war, repression, poverty and economic turmoil.
The military has suffered huge defeats on the battlefield, which might lead junta leaders to be more open to a political compromise.
Beijing is losing patience with Myanmar’s military, as well as its influence with resistance groups.
Nearly three years after seizing power, the military junta in Myanmar has lost control of most of the country.
A pointless reduction in the jail sentences for Myanmar’s democratically elected leaders is unlikely to quell the fires of opposition now burning across the country.
As current chair of the regional body ASEAN, Indonesia is tasked with resolving a conflict that has killed thousands. Progress has been slow.
Since seizing power in a 2021 coup, Myanmar’s military has killed more than 3,000 civilians and pro-democracy activists. But the army has struggled to contain an armed resistance movement.
The International Criminal Court sets a high bar for prosecuting heads of state for crimes committed while they are in power.
Myanmar’s opposition parties and ethnic separatists have formed a united front against the military junta.
Myanmar’s two-year resistance to the brutal military regime barely registers in the West. But Ukraine shows that Western military force can be successfully used to support a democracy under siege.
There are a range of new flashpoints and ongoing deadly conflicts the world has largely ignored due to the focus on Ukraine.
Canada’s new Indo-Pacific strategy must include providing assistance to Rohingya women who have suffered sexual violence.
An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s interests except China.
Having already spent 20 months in a prison, Aung San Syy Kyi’s Australian economic advisor is due for release in January 2024.
Indonesia could initiate and encourage a military-to-military engagement with Myanmar, so that Myanmar can consider the example of Indonesia’s military reform.
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