KOKANG SPECIAL REGION 1: The Rise of an Authoritarian Enclave in Northern Shan State
The Kokang ethnic armed group, formally the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) and operating under the Myanmar National Truth and Justice Party (MNTJP),...
SILENCING THE SCHOLAR: The Strategic Message Behind China’s Arrest of U Min Zin
Beijing’s detention of U Min Zin is not merely a legal maneuver; it is a calculated warning to the entire ecosystem of independent analysis...
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...
