Myanmar Coup

Myanmar Resistance Gains Ground in Fight for Democracy

In Myanmar's war-torn borderlands, a discernible pattern has emerged. From Myitkyina and Bhamo in northern Kachin state to Lashio in northeastern Shan and Sittwe on the Bay of Bengal, the Myanmar Army is retreating into urban bastions fortified by air...
Myanmar-China

China is Balancing Its Interests in Myanmar

China's relationship with Myanmar is a complex one, with the Chinese Communist Party supporting the State Administration Council (SAC) military junta due to their shared authoritarian nature. However, China has been playing a hedging game with various political forces within...
Myanmar security forces walks by a checkpoint in Yangon

Myanmar’s Junta: Power, Corruption, and Oppression

Three years after Myanmar's democratically elected government was ousted by a military coup in February 2021, a brutal civil war has left the country devastated. A United Nations report in December stated that the country is on the brink of...
Myanmar security forces walks by a checkpoint in Yangon

Myanmar’s Ethnic Army Seizes Junta Command Center in Kokang

Ethnic rebels have taken control of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army's Kokang regional command center in northern Shan state, despite military assets and a large stockpile of arms and ammunition. The MNDAA seized control of the city of Laukkai,...