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Slaughterhouse Myanmar: Field Notes from Dystopia
In a world with no shortage of mass atrocities, the civil war in Myanmar is perhaps the most inescapably dystopian. Ever since the February...
Myanmar in Turmoil: Struggles, Humanitarian Aid, and Hopes for a Democratic Future
Myanmar has endured a complex history characterized by military control, civil war, weak governance, and severe poverty over its decades of independence. A significant...
Between Moral and Political Cosmopolitanism: Indonesia’s Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis
In Myanmar, there is great discrimination against the ethnic Rohingya. The Rohingya are an ethnic minority whose citizenship is not recognized by the Myanmar...
Myanmar: Hope for Democracy Disappearing
The Civil war in Myanmar is intensifying, while hope of a democratic election is evaporating.
Upon the two year anniversary of Burma’s military coup, on...
Recent Visits of Ambassadors to Bhasan Char: Outcomes and Implications
As a recent development, a team of ambassadors hailing from Japan, China, France, and Indonesia, presently stationed in Bangladesh, undertook a visit to Bhasan...
Radical Changes in U.S. Policy to Myanmar
Since the military overthrew a democratically elected government in Myanmar in February 2021, the US has been one of the major nations to publicly...
How can ASEAN Work with Dialogue Partners to Improve Myanmar’s Deteriorating Situation?
ASEAN should adopt a piecemeal approach in engaging dialogue partners to collaborate on matters pertaining to the 5-point consensus.
ASEAN at the Fore Front in...
Challenges and prospects for Burma act
From the first imposed sanctions against Myanmar in 1997, the United States takes a historical stride by passing the Burma act 2021 as a...
Myanmar Crisis Presents Major Challenge for Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship
At the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits closing ceremony in November 2022, Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen handed over a gavel to Indonesian president...
Can the BURMA Act Coagulate the Frozen Conflict in Myanmar?
The BURMA Act of 2021, which seeks to hold the Myanmar’s military junta responsible for human rights violation, is up for consideration to become...