THE SHANNI DILEMMA: Survival, Alliances, and the Struggle for Self-Determination
On the morning of May 4, the National Unity and Peacemaking Coordinating Committee (NSPNC) and the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA), together with Shanni Nationalities...
THE RED CARPET GAMBLE: Why India’s Myanmar Strategy is a High-Stakes Bet That May Not Pay Off
In a move that has sent ripples through the diplomatic community, India recently rolled out the red carpet for Min Aung Hlaing, the military...
In a recent interview with Khit Thit Media’s "People to People" program, Dr. Zaw Wai Soe, Coordinator of the Steering Council for the Emergence...
CHINA’S SILENT HAND: How Pressure on TNLA Has Shattered Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Front
Very recently, the Myanmar military-dominated regime of General Min Aung Hlaing told the Ta'ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) to withdraw from four captured...
THE ROSE GARDEN TRUCE: How Trump and Xi Bought Time, Not Peace
When President Trump and President Xi met in Beijing this week, the world held its breath. Would the summit end in a handshake or...
THE FEARLESS BLUEPRINT: How Joshua Van’s Victory Ignites the Fight for a Federal Myanmar
In the high-stakes world of mixed martial arts, a victory is usually measured in seconds, rounds, or a single knockout. But on the night...
ASEAN’S PROMISE AND LIMITS: Can It Deliver?
ASEAN—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations—is often described as a success story of regional cooperation. It brings together eleven countries with vastly different cultures,...
BEIJING’S PARADOX: Why Propping Up the Junta is Costing China Its Stability
In the high-stakes chess game of Southeast Asian geopolitics, the People’s Republic of China has long held the position that stability in Myanmar is...
THE PRICE OF IMPUNITY: How Universal Jurisdiction is Breaking Myanmar’s Military Regime
East Timor or Timor-Leste has become the first ASEAN nation to advance the prosecution of Myanmar’s military leadership, formally transferring a case against self-proclaimed...
THE GILDED CAGE: Min Aung Hlaing’s Calculated Move on Aung San Suu Kyi
Min Aung Hlaing’s decision to transfer Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison cell to a minister’s residence is not an act of mercy;...
