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  • 1 Feb 2023
    • Myanmar
    • Australia
    • Human rights

    Australia’s Myanmar sanctions: now for the real decisions

    Susannah Patton
    Two years after the coup, there are still many reasons why Canberra is stepping cautiously with its punitive measures.
  • 7 Dec 2022
    • Myanmar
    • Australian Foreign Aid
    • Migration

    Australia could lead the way on Rohingya crisis

    Arunn Jegan
    Canberra is well placed to broker a new deal for resettling the region’s most vulnerable refugees.
  • 15 Nov 2022
    • Malaysia
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights
    • Migration
    • United Nations

    Refugees may become victims of Malaysia’s electoral politics

    Max Walden
    The plight of Myanmar Rohingyas exposes Southeast Asia’s disjointed policies and fragile human rights protections.
  • 8 Nov 2022
    • Bangladesh
    • China
    • India
    • Myanmar

    How China, India and Bangladesh could be drawn into Myanmar’s conflict

    David Brewster
    Rakhine state has become a de facto battleground for the competing interests of Beijing, Delhi and Dhaka.
  • 29 Sep 2022
    • Myanmar
    • Australia

    Myanmar: a desperate junta trying, and failing, to shore up its legitimacy

    Adam Simpson
    Sentencing Sean Turnell to jail won’t help the Myanmar junta’s international isolation or its domestic problems.
  • 20 Sep 2022
    • Bangladesh
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights
    • International law

    The Rohingya issue requires a regional solution

    David Brewster
    Leaving close to a million people in limbo poses a danger not only for the refugees but to regional peace.
  • 22 Aug 2022
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Myanmar
    • Sri Lanka
    • Climate change

    Blue economy may be the key to South Asia's upswing

    Samriddhi Roy
    Why governance, blue bonds and women are critical to a thriving ocean-based economy.
  • 2 Aug 2022
    • Myanmar
    • War Crimes
    • United Nations
    • Human rights

    ASEAN governments need to act on Myanmar

    Elaine Pearson
    The execution of four opposition activists by the junta needs urgent action from governments of all stripes.
  • 14 Apr 2022
    • Myanmar

    The problem with postcards from Myanmar

    JJ Rose
    Borders are opening to welcome back tourists. But it’s not just Covid that poses a risk.
  • 12 Apr 2022
    • Sustainability
    • Myanmar
    • Cambodia
    • China
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Laos

    How the Mekong River Commission ignores reality

    Milton Osborne
    Nothing is worth celebrating in how a once mighty wild river has been cruelly tamed.
  • 28 Feb 2022
    • Diplomacy
    • Myanmar
    • Russia
    • Ukraine

    Australia was quick to sanction Moscow. Why not Myanmar?

    Jessica Collins
    It was right to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But that’s different to military aggression much closer to home.
  • 23 Feb 2022
    • War Crimes
    • United Nations
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights
    • International law

    It’s a mistake to allow Myanmar’s junta to appear in Rohingya case

    Adam Simpson , Juliette McIntyre
    Accepting military representatives in the genocide defence serves to lend the coup an undeserved legitimacy.
  • 17 Feb 2022
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar’s military numbers

    Andrew Selth
    Simply comparing the estimated number of combatants on the two sides is not a valid basis to assess combat capabilities.
  • 16 Feb 2022
    • Myanmar
    • China

    Handle with care: China’s economic engagement in Myanmar

    Xue Gong
    Beijing’s state-driven businesses have learned to adapt and adopt in the shadow of democratic openings and coups d’état.
  • 10 Feb 2022
    • Australia
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights

    Will Australia use its amended sanctions act against Myanmar?

    Jessica Collins
    Coordinated international pressure on the coup leaders is urgently needed to stave off a growing humanitarian crisis.
  • 31 Jan 2022
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    ASEAN and Myanmar: No sign of progress

    Roshni Kapur
    Despite aiming to promote regional stability, the grouping has struggled to find consensus after the coup in Naypyidaw.
  • 10 Jan 2022
    • India's Navy
    • Myanmar
    • India
    • Bangladesh
    • Sri Lanka
    • Maldives
    • Seychelles

    Indian Ocean step-up

    David Brewster
    India is in the driver’s seat to build new security structures in the region, but it can’t do it alone.
  • 30 Dec 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    The junta takes back Myanmar – Best of The Interpreter 2021

    The Interpreter
    A coup in February sparked countrywide protests and challenged the region to respond.
  • 17 Nov 2021
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar: Totalitarian terror shouldn’t fly on our watch

    David Fawcett
    Australia should join applying sanctions ­– and if necessary, support a no-fly zone ­– to stop killings by the junta.
  • 22 Oct 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    ASEAN muddles through on Myanmar

    Ben Bland
    An interesting regional precedent is set by the decision to stop the junta leader attending upcoming summit meetings.
  • 20 Oct 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    If pushed far enough, would Myanmar leave ASEAN?

    Andrew Selth
    Some generals once feared joining the regional body would expose Myanmar to foreign pressures.
  • 21 Sep 2021
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights

    Myanmar’s extreme Buddhist nationalists

    Amresh Lavan Gunasingham
    The release of hard-line Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu bodes ill for the rights of the country's religious minorities.
  • 10 Aug 2021
    • United Nations
    • Myanmar

    The battle for Myanmar’s seat in the UN General Assembly

    Catherine Renshaw
    An empty chair in New York would be a potent reflection of the situation on the ground in post-coup Myanmar.
  • 12 Jul 2021
    • Myanmar
    • Coronavirus

    Covid crisis deepens in junta-ruled Myanmar

    David Hopkins
    Patchwork restrictions haven’t contained the virus. And now the danger is spilling over the border to neighbours.
  • 28 Jun 2021
    • Myanmar
    • Sex and Gender

    Supporting the victims of sexual violence in Myanmar

    Sara E Davies , Phyu Phyu Oo
    With the military often complicit in crimes, access to civil society organisations is increasingly difficult.
  • 15 Jun 2021
    • Terrorism
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar, terrorism and the demands of international politics

    Andrew Selth
    Name-calling is one thing, but the new kind of civil war may cause problems for the opposition movement.
  • 10 Jun 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar pushes ASEAN to the brink

    Nicola Williams
    But there are lessons from other regional organisations in responding to a coup and political crisis.
  • 26 May 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar
    • China
    • Southeast Asia

    Myanmar is not the next Syria

    Henry Storey
    Comparisons may help draw attention to the crisis, but they ignore essential differences.
  • 24 May 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    ASEAN’s huge gamble on Myanmar

    Chen Lee
    If it doesn’t move quickly on its hard-won consensus, the organisation risks letting the junta call the shots.
  • 13 May 2021
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar and a new kind of civil war

    Andrew Selth
    Urban dissidents trained by battle-hardened guerillas in the countryside could make things harder for the Tatmadaw.
  • 29 Apr 2021
    • United Nations
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights

    Response to Myanmar coup shows need for UN reform

    Rebecca Barber
    Veto power on the Security Council too often obstructs action in the face of atrocities. Here are some ways around it.
  • 27 Apr 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    Guiding Myanmar away from ruin

    Catherine Renshaw
    Many Southeast Asian nations have struggled with authoritarianism. Maybe the family can steer Myanmar straight.
  • 26 Apr 2021
    • Diplomacy
    • Multilateral Institutions
    • Asean
    • Myanmar
    • Indonesia
    • Southeast Asia
    • Human rights

    Indonesia raises ASEAN’s bar on Myanmar

    Ben Bland
    President Joko Widodo had nothing to gain domestically in calling a special summit. But in not failing, he succeeded.
  • 21 Apr 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar
    • Indonesia

    Indonesia gambles on special ASEAN summit on Myanmar

    Johannes Nugroho
    Joko Widodo may have an eye to his legacy by inviting the junta to Jakarta, but it could also cost his prestige.
  • 24 Mar 2021
    • Myanmar

    The upward spiral of violence in Myanmar

    Andrew Selth
    Past experience shows the protesters’ options are limited – fight back and the fight will only get harder.
  • 22 Mar 2021
    • Asean
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar coup: ASEAN’s quiet diplomacy is more constructive

    Hui Ying Lee
    Critics of the Southeast Asian organisation’s response miss the opportunity that is offered by trusted engagement.
  • 12 Mar 2021
    • Global Issues
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • Institutions
    • Myanmar

    A smarter use of voting technology to stop election-related violence

    Iona Main
    Maybe in the search for efficiency we sometimes overcomplicate things, and the better solution is to get back to basics.
  • 11 Mar 2021
    • Asia
    • Global Economy
    • Myanmar
    • China

    Economic diplomacy: The business of coups and China’s Quad response

    Greg Earl
    Companies are finding themselves torn between conscience and keeping the lights on when it comes to Myanmar.
  • 11 Mar 2021
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar’s personalised politics

    Andrew Selth
    It can be simplistic to reduce complex problems to two stubborn people, but we can wonder about what might have been.
  • 19 Feb 2021
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar’s coup will test the loyalty of the security forces

    Andrew Selth
    Don’t assume the various armed forces organisations are just a mindless mass prepared to do whatever they are told.
  • 11 Feb 2021
    • Myanmar

    The importance of Myanmar’s pots and pans protests

    Phyu Phyu Oo
    Popular resistance to the military coup has taken a variety of forms, some of them harder to silence than others.
  • 8 Feb 2021
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar: Calling a coup a coup

    Adam Simpson
    The military argues that it has operated within the country’s constitution. That’s simply not true.
  • 3 Feb 2021
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar’s empty promise of constitutional reform

    Melissa Crouch
    Democracy campaigners tried to play by the military’s rules. They suffered for it anyway.
  • 3 Feb 2021
    • Myanmar

    The coup in Myanmar: What do we know?

    Andrew Selth
    The trigger for a military takeover remains unclear. Plenty of good questions have very few satisfactory answers.
  • 2 Feb 2021
    • Myanmar

    International relations video of the year – by February

    Daniel Flitton
    Extraordinary footage of the coup in Myanmar by no stretch of the imagination.
  • 26 Nov 2020
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar’s military-backed opposition party stares into political abyss

    David Hopkins
    An electoral failure might be a repudiation of the military’s influence in politics – but not its irrelevance.
  • 12 Oct 2020
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights

    Why Myanmar’s elections won’t be free, fair or safe

    Melissa Crouch
    The polls should be delayed. The danger of spreading the virus is one reason. Ongoing disenfranchisement is another.
  • 7 Sep 2020
    • Myanmar

    Myanmar election: A fractured process

    JJ Rose
    An ongoing pandemic, technical troubles, voter disenfranchisement and ruling party dominance bode poorly for change.
  • 25 Aug 2020
    • Myanmar

    A measure of change in Myanmar election

    Tanmay Kadam
    With a slate of new parties and shifting alliances, a repeat of the NLD landslide of 2015 is unlikely.
  • 3 Jul 2020
    • Australia
    • Myanmar
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Southeast Asian democracies in declining health amid Covid-19

    Melissa Crouch
    An illiberal turn across the region has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Australia should take note.
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