Rumors are flying that China is behind the coup in Myanmar. That’s almost certainly wrong. Enze Han - March 1, 2021 But if the Myanmar crisis turns into a great power confrontation, China might back the generals.
Myanmar’s protesters include shirtless bodybuilders and beauty queens in tiaras. Why? Jessica Trisko Darden - February 24, 2021 Young protesters are using gender as a weapon to mock and shame the military dictatorship
Myanmar’s military has a history of using deceptive tactics against protesters. Now it has social media, too. Van Tran - February 9, 2021 Military agents may be infiltrating online groups to sow distrust.
Myanmar’s military distrusts the country’s ruling party. That’s why it staged a coup and detained leaders and activists. Megan Ryan and Ryan Powers - February 2, 2021 The military thought it could share power. When relations broke down, it seized control.
The U.N.’s top court ordered Myanmar to protect the Rohingya. Here’s how that could matter. John D. Ciorciari - February 9, 2020 The ruling was a significant defeat for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s president and a former human rights icon
This tiny African country got the U.N.’s top court to investigate Myanmar for genocide Oumar Ba - January 28, 2020 Why would Gambia step up for the Muslim minority Rohingya thousands of miles away?
China just asserted its hold over the South China Sea. Will ASEAN nations push back? Daniel O'Neill - October 15, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A photo taken April 21, 2017,
How flawed constitutions undermine democracy Victor Menaldo and Michael Albertus - February 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69689" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A replica of the Liberty Bell stands
Why is Burma driving out the Rohingya — and not its other despised minorities? Navine Murshid - November 9, 2017 Why is Burma attacking only the Rohingya? As the Burmese military drives out upward
5 things you need to know about the Rohingya crisis — and how it could roil Southeast Asia Mayesha Alam - September 14, 2017 A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding along the Bangladesh-Burma border. More than 370,000