Myanmar’s military chief, Min Aung Hlaing, called for elections on March 27, 2025 – a day before an earthquake devastated the country. STR/AFP via Getty Images The first to heed the call was the ...
For 35 years, Myanmar’s elections have followed a familiar pattern: real victories for voters are rejected, a free and fair election is impossible and voter turnout irrelevant.
From independence to dictatorship, participation has risen when elections mattered—and collapsed when they were staged. The ...
From an unpopular new government and ceasefires to economic strain and regional pressure, another difficult year no doubt awaits Myanmar.
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Myanmar quake moved "too smoothly," and that's bad news for the US
The giant earthquake that ripped through central Myanmar earlier this year did something seismologists rarely see: it slid ...
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Myanmar Junta's 'ceasefire' follows a pattern of ruling generals exploiting disasters to shore up control
After a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28. 2025, the country’s military and the myriad resistance groups fighting a yearslong civil war faced international calls for an immediate ...
(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 ...
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