The Beaumont Enterprise

Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US-Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Tharaphi Than, Northern Illinois University (THE CONVERSATION) While the United States ...
The Diplomat

Sean Turnell on Myanmar’s Star-crossed Economic Reforms

“Had the coup not occurred I have no doubt that Myanmar would have made real progress in catching up to its peers and neighbors.” When Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, 2021, it forcibly ...
San Antonio Express-News

Myanmar military’s ‘ceasefire’ follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The first to heed the call was the opposition National Unity Government, which ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Myanmar’s civil war: How shifting US-Russia ties could tip balance and hand China a greater role

(THE CONVERSATION) While the United States talked , Russia did the same with : Myanmar. On March 4, 2025, the commander in chief and leader of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing, . It was his fourth official ...