Tag: ASEAN
THE UNWINNABLE GAME: Why the Myanmar Junta Cannot Buy Legitimacy
On July 3, 2026, General Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Vientiane for a state visit that marked a calculated turning point in his diplomatic...
CHINA’S SILENT HAND: How Pressure on TNLA Has Shattered Myanmar’s Anti-Junta...
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...
When President Trump and President Xi met in Beijing this week, the world held its breath. Would the summit end in a handshake or...
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...
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...
JUNTA DIVERSIFIES TACTICS: Lobbying neutral parties, engaging political groups, and releasing...
After the 77th Independence Day anniversary, the junta or State Administration Council (SAC) moves seems to be diversifying, rather than just the 2025 November...
Anti-junta Groups Ask ASEAN and International Communities to Address Myanmar’s Crisis
Prior to the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits, which are currently under the chairmanship of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Indonesia convened a special...
MYANMAR PEACE PROCESS CONUNDRUM: China’s lopsided coercive push and ASEAN’s slow-moving...
Myanmar, following the three and half years of civil war transformed by people's uprising, is in a very dire situation as over 3.1 million...
Summarized report on a pilot survey of the silent majority
Last year, a research group I used to work with showed me a report on their pilot survey of what is known as the...
Unity for Peace: Challenges Facing Shan State’s Armed Groups
Sun Tzu, a Chinese military strategist and philosopher, once stated that “the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Could...
