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Opinion Papers
Myanmar: Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians – UN report
Source: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Press releases / Report
As the situation in Myanmar worsens after five years of conflict-related violence, a decline in international assistance is further compounding the suffering of millions of people, a report published today by the UN Human Rights Office finds.
Tensions Escalate Between Resistance Groups in Mandalay Region
Source: The Irrawaddy
Tensions between two resistance groups in Myingyan District in Mandalay Region intensified on Monday after the National Unity Government (NUG)-run district administration pressured the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to withdraw from its territory.
Myanmar junta eyes ASEAN return amid regional embrace
Source: Asia Today | By Jung Ri-na
The leader of Myanmar’s military junta has secured a critical stepping stone to break free from diplomatic isolation and plot a return to the ASEAN Summit, following consecutive and welcoming visits to China and India.
On Myanmar: From Sun Tzu to Niccolo Machiavelli
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By James Shwe
What two strategic thinkers reveal about China, the junta, and the resistance
A tungsten mine exposes Myanmar’s China-Russia balancing act
Source: ThinkChina | Assessment by Hao Nan
China controls much of the flow, Russia seeks a stake, while Myanmar’s military government is using access to resources as leverage. Academic Hao Nan gives his assessment.