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Opinion Papers
We need a lot of support to be able to contribute to the state in some way
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor / Burma News International
An interview with Roslyn John, Chairperson of the Karenni Civil Servants CDM Committee, regarding the formation of the committee and the holding of the Civil Servants CDM Conference after more than three years of revolution.
Interview | Roslyn John, Chairperson of the Karenni Civil Servants CDM Committee
An epicentre of violence: A Sagaing region anthology
Source: Myanmar Witness
This report examines the situation in Myanmar’s Sagaing region since the 2021 coup and this is based on data collected and analysed by Myanmar Witness.
Report | Myanmar Witness
MYANMAR NEW YEAR PERSPECTIVE: Ending civil war unlikely in 2025
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
While the junta is losing ground politically and militarily, with a ratio of control areas of 21% to 42% to the anti-junta forces as a whole, it still has sizable troops and enough arsenal, including its airforce to go on with the destruction the towns and cities, captured by the ethnic-democratic forces
Sai WANSAI
Myanmar: The Fall of Rakhine; Imperatives for India
Source: Vivekananda International Foundation
Last year the AA had said that it would not disturb the construction of the road section of the KMTTP. It had assured India that it was not against the project, but only wanted to protect the interests of the local people.
Lt Gen PC Nair, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, PhD, (Retd)
The Czech Republic’s shifting support for Myanmar’s democracy
Source: East Asia Forum
The Czech Republic, long a stalwart supporter of Myanmar’s democracy movement, shows signs of shifting its position as junta representatives secure meetings with high-ranking officials.
Federica Cidale; Kristina Kironska
Evaluating European Union actions in post-coup Myanmar – Part 2
Source: Democratic Voice of Burm
Despite the E.U.’s commitment to supporting democracy and human rights in Myanmar, its approach to the military coup has faced several criticisms.
Majid Lenz & Nyein Chan May
Bangladesh, the Rohingya and the new reality in Rakhine
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army.
Laetitia van den Assum, former Dutch ambassador
Myanmar’s Resistance Is Getting the China Question Wrong
Source: Irrawaddy
Now is a critical and testing period for Myanmar’s revolutionary actors—one in which sober judgement with calm and measured wisdom, and strategic engagement with China are most required.
Htet Min Lwin; Thiha Wint Aung
China’s Plunder of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Wealth Threatens Global Security
Source: Irrawaddy
This systematic destruction is not just another case of resource exploitation—it is China’s calculated strategy to dominate the global supply chain of critical minerals, using Myanmar’s political isolation as a shield for its rapacious activities.
Ankit K, Assistant Professor in International Relations, School of International Cooperation, Security and Strategic Languages
Sold to China: Trafficking of women from throughout Burma to be forced brides in China
Source: Kachin Women’s Association Thailand
This report, based on interviews with 187 female trafficking survivors assisted by KWAT between 2019 and 2023, reveals that the demand for brides continues to be the main factor fuelling trafficking of women from Burma to China
Report | Kachin Women’s Association Thailand