While the Myanmar military retains control over major cities like Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw, its authority in Myanmar’s peripheral territories, especially in the north, is questionable at best. Years following the failed military coup, there emerges hope for the democratic resistance. By the conclusion of 2023 and the onset of 2024, Myanmar reached a turning… Continue reading Finding Hope in Chaos: Myanmar Entering its Fourth Year Post-Coup
The 1 February 2021 Myanmar military coup, which overthrew an elected government and installed a brutal military dictatorship, has posed an enormous challenge to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Due to the increase in the junta’s unbridled violence against the people, armed resistance groups across Myanmar are growing, and the multiple resulting conflicts… Continue reading Voices from ASEAN: Public Opinion on the 2021 Coup in Myanmar
Two years have passed since Myanmar’s military staged a coup and violently took control of the country. Despite the military government’s brutal suppression of freedom of expression, civilians continue to march on the street, fighting for the slimmest possibility of freedom and democracy. However, despite symbolic international condemnation and economic sanctions placed on Myanmar military… Continue reading Two years after the Myanmar Coup, so much and so little has changed internationally
