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Andrew Selth

Dr Andrew Selth is an Adjunct Professor at the Griffith Asia Institute, at Griffith University, Brisbane, and author of numerous books, monographs and articles on Myanmar.

A collected volume of his Interpreter columns, Interpreting Myanmar: A Decade of Analysis, was recently published by ANU Press.

Articles by Andrew Selth (46)

Andrew Selth 17 Feb 2022

Myanmar’s military numbers

Simply comparing the estimated number of combatants on the two sides is not a valid basis to assess combat capabilities.
Andrew Selth 20 Oct 2021

If pushed far enough, would Myanmar leave ASEAN?

Some generals once feared joining the regional body would expose Myanmar to foreign pressures.
Andrew Selth 15 Jun 2021

Myanmar, terrorism and the demands of international politics

Name-calling is one thing, but the new kind of civil war may cause problems for the opposition movement.
Andrew Selth 13 May 2021

Myanmar and a new kind of civil war

Urban dissidents trained by battle-hardened guerillas in the countryside could make things harder for the Tatmadaw.
Andrew Selth 24 Mar 2021

The upward spiral of violence in Myanmar

Past experience shows the protesters’ options are limited – fight back and the fight will only get harder.
Andrew Selth 11 Mar 2021

Myanmar’s personalised politics

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

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

Don’t assume the various armed forces organisations are just a mindless mass prepared to do whatever they are told.
Andrew Selth 3 Feb 2021

The coup in Myanmar: What do we know?

The trigger for a military takeover remains unclear. Plenty of good questions have very few satisfactory answers.
Andrew Selth 12 Dec 2019

Aung San Suu Kyi: Why defend the indefensible?

Even when revered as a democratic icon, Aung San Suu Kyi always insisted she was a politician, and has since proved it.