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THE IMPERATIVE OF A BAMAR STATE: A Necessary Step Toward True Federal Equality

The recent decision by the federal constituent units of Sagaing, Mandalay, and the anticipated inclusion of Magwe to join the Steering Council for the...

FROM PARTITION TO PLURALISM: Reimagining Myanmar’s Unity Beyond the Three Realities

The Myanmar military-dominated, so-called quasi-civilian government led by Min Aung Hlaing, popularly known in Burmese as “Yway-Tu,” meaning “fakely-elected” regime, has been trying to...

THE STALEMATE OF TWO IRRECONCILABLE PATHS: Why Conditional Mediation is Myanmar’s Only Way Out

The political and military landscape of Myanmar as of August 2026 is defined by a deepening and rigid stalemate where neither the military junta...

ASEAN AT A CROSSROADS: The Crisis of Centrality and the Myanmar Impasse

Fractured Unity and the Rejection of the Five-Point Consensus The current geopolitical landscape within ASEAN is undergoing a severe stress test, driven by the Myanmar...

THE PRAGMATIC GAMBLE: Assessing Thailand’s Re-engagement with Myanmar

The August 6–7 visit of Myanmar’s self-declared President Min Aung Hlaing to Bangkok marks a pivotal shift in regional diplomacy. Thailand has moved from...

THE “ASSK CARD” AND ASEAN’S DILEMMA: How Myanmar’s Military Weaponizes Aung San Suu Kyi

On August 6, 2026, Min Aung Hlaing, now styling himself as the elected civilian president of Myanmar, is scheduled to arrive in Thailand at...

THE FALSE DAWN: Why Min Aung Hlaing’s Peace Talks Are a Dead End

The first 100 days of General Min Aung Hlaing’s presidency, marking his transition from coup leader to the head of a self-proclaimed civilian government,...

BEYOND THE DRAFT: Why Bamar Leadership Must Learn the Art of True Unity

The recent announcement of the "Common Political Agreement" (CPA)by the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), National Unity Government (NUG), Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH),...

THE MILITARY MINDSET: From Shan Princes to Aung San Suu Kyi – A Warning to the World

The detention of Aung San Suu Kyi by General Min Aung Hlaing’s military regime is not an isolated incident. It is the latest chapter...

THE SOVEREIGN CHOICE: From Stalemate to Federal Renewal in Myanmar

A highly anticipated meeting between the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) and the Steering Committee for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union...

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