The scourge of sexual violence in Myanmar
SARA E DAVIES AND JACQUI TRUE | Why the latest epidemic was entirely predictable “The international community, especially the UN Security Council, has failed us. This… Read More
Myanmar
The Rohingya question: Determining who to hold to account
ANDREW SELTH | Ever since the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, ethnic minority groups, human rights advocates, and others have argued that Myanmar’s armed forces, or Tatmadaw,… Read More
Justice for the Rohingya: Regional responsibility
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND SARA E DAVIES | Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya has passed the threshold for action under the Responsibility to… Read More
Graphic novels chart Myanmar’s history
ANDREW SELTH | Exotic climate, turbulent past an inspiration to comic writers Before 1988, Myanmar (then known as Burma) did not feature prominently in… Read More
Justice for the Rohingya: Aung San Suu Kyi as saint or sinner?
SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER AND SARA E DAVIES | Imagine Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi resigns, goes into exile, and apologises for her conduct… Read More
Biggles in Burma: Giving boys what they want
ANDREW SELTH | When British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson quoted the poem ‘Mandalay’ during a visit to Myanmar in early 2017, to the obvious… Read More
Pathways from pariah for Myanmar and North Korea
Myanmar and North Korea were Asia’s pariahs. Both countries emerged from colonial rule to face immediate and existential security threats. Myanmar feared that internal insurgents… Read More
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
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
