Tag: Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN AT A CROSSROADS: The Crisis of Centrality and the Myanmar...
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...
SWAN Report Exposes Widespread Gender-Based Violence and Justice Failures in Shan...
A new report released on July 30 by the Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN) says sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) remains widespread across Shan...
Drug Overdoses Rise in Muse KTVs While China Denies Entry to...
A growing wave of drug overdoses inside karaoke (KTV) lounges is claiming the lives of young people in Muse, a key Myanmar-China border town,...
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...
THE ASEAN’S 5PC IMPASSE: Why Benchmarks and Benchmarks Alone Cannot Force...
The recent diplomatic maneuvers by ASEAN, including the proposal for a permanent Special Envoy and the development of specific compliance benchmarks, represent a critical...
UN MYANMAR AMBASSADOR’S PLEA: The Hard Truth About R2P in Myanmar
Recent appeals by Myanmar’s UN Ambassador to invoke the Responsibility to Protect, or R2P, have stirred hope among many who desperately want the violence...
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...
Junta Chief’s Beijing Visit Highlights Gap Between Diplomacy and Border Realities
Fresh from a diplomatic visit to India, Myanmar military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing traveled to China this week for his first official...
Fear and Violence Drive Lawksawk Villagers to Draw Lots for Administrator...
Residents of Lawksawk Township have begun using a lottery system to appoint village administrators, reflecting the growing dangers associated with a position that has...
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...
