Myanmar

Hidden wars: Gendered political violence in Asia’s civil conflicts

SARA E DAVIES AND JACQUI TRUE | Introducing “Hidden Wars: Gendered Political Violence in Asia’s Civil Conflicts” by Sara E Davies and Jacqui… Read More

Southeast Asia Snapshot #64

SOVINDA PO | The Philippines’s current domestic politics and foreign relations  The internal and external political situations of the Philippines are gaining a… Read More

COVID-19 in the Indo-Pacific: Gendered risks, impact and response

SARA E DAVIES AND ROBIN E ROBERTS  |  The global upheaval caused by COVID-19 extended beyond health, affecting food production… Read More

Southeast Asia Snapshot #63

SOVINDA PO | The current political situation in Myanmar Political turmoil in Myanmar has not eased since the coup in 2021. But since… Read More

Southeast Asia Snapshot #62

SOVINDA PO | Thailand’s ruling party elected Thaksin’s daughter as party leader  Thailand’s ruling party – the Pheu Thai Party… Read More

Myanmar military nuclear ambitions: Fact or fiction?

ANDREW SELTH  |    A front page story in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2009 confidently predicted that within five years Myanmar would have its… Read More

The first casualty of war is the truth: Myanmar casualty statistics may be skewed

ANDREW SELTH  |    Since the latest civil war began in Myanmar in 2021, elements of the opposition movement have been making increasingly bold claims about its battlefield successes and the problems facing the military regime. Some of these claims need to be treated very carefully. Read More

Southeast Asia snapshot #58

SOVINDA PO | Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam rejected China’s new map  China published a new version of its national map on… Read More

Southeast Asia snapshot #57

SOVINDA PO | The political situation in Myanmar as of 16 August 2023 Recently, the military junta has extended the country’s state of… Read More

Memories of Burma’s art scene in the 1970s

ANDREW SELTH  |     As one gets older, memories of past times and old friends tend to fade, but they also become more important… Read More

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