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Opinion Papers
The grand delusions of Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing
Source: Asia Times
Myanmar’s top coup-maker general is increasingly losing his grasp on political, international and battlefield realities
Bu Phar Kim BENG
Mapping the Myanmar Junta’s Gains, Losses, and Stalemates Since Operation 1027
Source: Irrawaddy
In 2024, regime forces switched to a more dynamic strategy, employing mobile defensive tactics and launching counteroffensives across the country. The following is a breakdown of battlefield situations across the country.
By Moe Sett Nyein Chan, a military analyst.
Myanmar – Russia Partnership: Deepening Strategic Ties
Source: Vivekananda International Foundation
Estranged and penalized with international sanctions, both Russia and Myanmar have been actively exploring ways to strengthen their security and economic ties, particularly since the coup of February 2021 in Myanmar.
By Umang Bhansali, Research Assistant, VIF
EU Statement – HRC58 – Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Source: Delegation of the European Union to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva
As reported, the Myanmar military has been doubling down on violence and oppression, escalating aerial assaults, executing villagers en masse, and perpetrating widespread sexual violence against women and girls.
Statement | Europen Union
China’s tightrope walk:Mediating in Myanmar
Source: The Interpreter | The Lowy Institute
Conflict along the border has spillover effects for China – and an increasingly evident geopolitical dimension.
By Su Mon THANT
Commentary: Musk, Myanmar and the murky future of internet freedom
Source: Channel News Asia
Governments that once saw internet connectivity as an economic or social tool now recognise it can be compromised by geopolitical power plays, says this academic.
By Dr Surachanee Sriyai is Visiting Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
Bangladesh: Hold Rohingya Militants Accountable for War Crimes, Cooperate with International Mechanisms
Source: Fortify Rights
New Report Exposes Killings, Abductions, Torture, and Other Serious Violations by Rohingya Militant Groups in Bangladesh
News Release / Report | Fortify Rights
Burma’s Suu Kyi Lifts Pro-Democracy Push to a Higher PlateauAid to Rakhine: Dhaka should weigh all options carefully
Source: The Daily Star
Analysts say that establishing the corridor being discussed between the UN and Bangladesh is not easy at all, as it involves numerous geopolitical, security, and diplomatic implications,
By Porimol Palma
Myanmar’s digital coup rigging the election before it begins
Source: Human Rights Myanmar
This report highlights how the military’s attacks on internet access and digital freedoms will further undermine the military’s plan to hold an election in 2025, which it claims will be free and fair.
Report | Human Rights Myanmar
PA-O ETHNONATIONALISM: PNO urged to abandon junta and join the revolution
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
The 7-point joint statement gist includes the following:-
By Sai WANSAI