The Conversation

Myanmar’s military rule is crippling hope for young people like never before

Myanmar has struggled with civil war, military rule and widespread poverty for much of the past seven decades. But the country’s youth have never faced threats to their survival and future as severe ...
The Diplomat

Sean Turnell on Myanmar’s Star-crossed Economic Reforms

“Had the coup not occurred I have no doubt that Myanmar would have made real progress in catching up to its peers and neighbors.” When Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, 2021, it forcibly ...
Foreign Affairs

The Chance to Save Myanmar

Since Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government in 2021, it has ruled with devastating violence. Junta forces have bombed civilians in a bid to suppress rebellious ...
The Conversation

Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US‑Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role

While the United States talked military assistance and minerals with Ukraine, Russia did the same with one of its few remaining allies: Myanmar. On March 4, 2025, the commander in chief and leader of ...
The Diplomat

Myanmar’s Military Is Tightening Its Grip on Cyberspace

With Myanmar now well into its fifth year of military rule, the country’s 54 million people continue to suffer what the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has described as an “unprecedented ...
World Politics Review

Myanmar’s Civil War Festers as the World Looks On

Buddhist devotees light oil lamps at Botataung pagoda during celebrations of the full moon day of Thadingyut, in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 6, 2025 (AP photo by Thein Zaw). Click to share on Twitter (Opens ...