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Opinion Papers
Open Letter to World Leaders: Defend Myanmar’s Democracy, or Surrender SE Asia to Tyranny
Source: Irrawaddy
Democracy is under attack – and Myanmar is the front line. A brutal military dictatorship has imprisoned its elected leaders, waged war against its own people, and turned the nation into a battlefield of terror.
Open Letter | Alan Clements; Fergus Harlow
Border Crackdown on Organised Crime Puts Vulnerable Myanmar Population in Thailand at Risk
Source: FULCRUM
The authorities of affected countries should crack down on crime at the Thailand-Myanmar border. However, they should also consider what the human cost of such policing might be for thousands of displaced and vulnerable Myanmar citizens.
By Nyi Nyi Kyaw, Marie Curie Research Fellow at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies at the University of Bristol
We have no way of defending ourselves against airstrikes – that’s simply impossible
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | Burma News International
An interview with Khu Ko Reh, Coordinator of KCSN, on the challenges and difficulties faced by Karenni civilians amid junta airstrikes
Interview | Khu Ko Reh, Coordinator of Karenni Civil Society Network
Nay Pyi Taw’s goals still out of reach
Source: Bangkok Post
Who knows? In the coming months, shifting dynamics could either make or break the regime.
By Kavi Chongkittavorn, veteran journalist on regional affairs
2025: A Pivotal Year For Myanmar – OpEd
Source: Eurasia Review
This historic, nationwide resistance by all ethnic groups is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expel the primary source of instability and atrocities, and it cannot be missed.
By Nicholas Kong, Myanmar democracy activist
China’s Myanmar Playbook and Its Far-Reaching Regional Implications
Source: Irrawaddy
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) deepening involvement in Myanmar’s political and conflict landscape has raised serious questions about Beijing’s intentions in and around the region.
By Ratish Mehta, research associate at the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA)
Dyer: With Burma on the brink, fragmentation looms
Source: London Free Press
The first thing they should do afterwards is take a leaf from Costa Rica’s book and abolish the army. Don’t reform it or downsize it; just get rid of it forever.
By Gwynne Dyer
Hidden costs of war
Source: Radio Free Asia
4 years after Myanmar’s coup, the army’s misrule is hurting even the junta’s soldiers and their families.
By Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s Civil War After Four Years
Source: Irrawaddy
Four years after its military coup and consequent civil war, Myanmar’s spotlight in global headlines continues to dim as geostrategic reorientations and realignments among the major powers take center stage.
By Thitinan Pongsudhirak
UN Special Representative Patten condemns the continued use of sexual violence against civilians as a tactic of war and political repression in Myanmar
Source: Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, strongly condemns the continued use of rape and other forms of sexual violence as a tactic of war
Press Release | OSRSG Sexual Violence in Conflict