The Rohingya crisis and Myanmar’s military responses
ANDREW SELTH | Since October 2016, when militants from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked three border police posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine State,… Read More
Andrew Selth
The fallen idol: Aung San Suu Kyi and the politics of personality
ANDREW SELTH | Myanmar studies have always attracted strong views. Particularly since 1988 there has been a history of polemics, biased reporting and emotive… Read More
A big step back for Myanmar
ANDREW SELTH | It is always difficult to know exactly what is happening in Myanmar, particularly when eye-witness accounts and reliable reports are dismissed… Read More
Fallen idol
ANDREW SELTH | There was a time, not so long ago, when Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was hailed by the international… Read More
Australia and Korea’s wars
ANDREW SELTH | Griffith Asia Institute Adjunct Associate Professor, Dr Andrew Selth recently had the below article republished in the Lowy Interpreter. In light… Read More
Aung San Suu Kyi and the Tatmadaw
ANDREW SELTH | The democratically elected government in Myanmar under Aung San Suu Kyi has so far disappointed many voters and international observers. Her… Read More
Incident at Three Pagodas Pass
ANDREW SELTH | After decades of strained bilateral relations, Australia’s defence ties with Myanmar are gradually being restored. The office of the Defence… Read More
Why Myanmar’s military is not planning a coup
ANDREW SELTH | Speculation about military intentions makes for a good conspiracy theory but facts tell a different story. Myanmar has always encouraged conspiracy… Read More
Suu Kyi’s Myanmar, one year on
ANDREW SELTH | Twelve months ago, Aung San Suu Kyi was appointed State Counsellor of Myanmar, becoming the de facto leader of the National… Read More
Myanmar and Aung San: The resurrection of an icon
ANDREW SELTH | In this post on The Interpreter, Andray Abrahamian recently drew attention to the Myanmar government’s decision to name a bridge… Read More
