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Growing extremism as source of strategic instability in Asia

North Korea's growing nuclear brinkmanship, renewed tensions between India and China along their disputed border and persistent frictions in the South China Sea have all contributed to a renewed focus on inter-state instabilities in Asia. There is, however, another growing source of strategic

By Chietigj Bajpaee

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Article 66(d): A menace to Myanmar’s democracy

The fetters on Myanmar's democracy are many. The 2008 constitution gives the military 25% of seats in parliament; it gives the military control over three of the most powerful ministries; it forbids Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming President. The military is prosecuting wars in the north and the

By Andray Abrahamian

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The three issues impeding Myanmar’s transition

More than a year since Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy came to power after a landslide election and six years since the transition began, Myanmar has come a long way on the road to reform. There are many successes. The health system has significantly improved – basic essential

By Elliot Brennan

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Incident at Three Pagodas Pass

After decades of strained bilateral relations, Australia’s defence ties with Myanmar are gradually being restored. The office of the Defence Attache (DA) in the Australian embassy in Yangon (formerly Rangoon), which closed in 1979, was reopened in 2014. This coincided with a port visit by HMAS

By Andrew Selth

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Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, one year on

Twelve months ago, Aung San Suu Kyi was appointed State Counsellor of Myanmar, becoming the de facto leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Government that swept to power in (relatively) free and fair elections in 2015. Over the past several weeks, both the government and Suu Kyi herself

By Andrew Selth

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The Rohingya tragedy: Time to talk to the Tatmadaw

Rakhine State is the home of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, a group often described as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Traveling through this region is an exercise in restriction, but also revelation. It's clear the current policy settings of international governments have

By Lydia Khalil

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U Ko Ni's assassination a symptom of deepening divisions in Myanmar

A day after the assassination of U Ko Ni, the long-serving adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi and tireless champion for the rule of law and an inclusive, democratic Myanmar, outside Myanmar’s busiest airport, thousands of people – Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian – gathered at Yay Way Cemetery, a

By Elliot Brennan

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Myanmar's road ahead: Growth, peace, and US Sanctions

In this commentary, Research Fellow Aaron L. Connelly argues that the US was right to remove most sanctions on Myanmar, and should now turn its attention to helping Myanmar achieve peace between ethnic and sectarian groups. Photo: Getty Images/Bloomberg

By Aaron L Connelly

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Growing extremism as source of strategic instability in Asia

Article 66(d): A menace to Myanmar’s democracy

The three issues impeding Myanmar’s transition

Incident at Three Pagodas Pass

Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, one year on

The Rohingya tragedy: Time to talk to the Tatmadaw

U Ko Ni's assassination a symptom of deepening divisions in Myanmar

Myanmar's road ahead: Growth, peace, and US Sanctions

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