The former Australian foreign minister must learn lessons from the fate of previous special envoys if she is to make progress through a diplomatic minefield.
Seven ethnic armies that formed a new alliance last month to continue peace talks with the military regime are already being rocked by internal frictions.
The junta No. 2 hasn’t been seen since resistance forces claimed to have bombed a meeting he attended in Mon State. But they may not be the only enemy he...
Karen State counteroffensive to deflect attention from the fall of Myawaddy could trigger a cross-border humanitarian crisis of epic scale.
Beijing’s attempt to secure ceasefires in Rakhine and northern Shan to protect its investments will only intensify anti-China sentiment across the whole country.
New wave of Western peace-making must learn from decade of arrogance and neocolonial attitudes that only brought failure.
When the junta tried to auction Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s home, nobody came. When the revolutionary government sold off Min Aung Hlaing’s lakeside villa, shares went fast.
The junta’s loss of control over much of Myanmar’s westernmost state has made the United League of Arakan the most important government actor in Rakhine.
Releasing all 25,000-plus political detainees from junta jails would pave the way for dialogue to ensure the military steps down from involvement in politics.
Those who have fled war in Myanmar should be integrated into the larger fabric of Thai society and allowed to contribute, rather than being left on the border.
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