The Irrawaddy1d
Indian Border Claims Raise Alarm; Bombing Civilians in Myanmar vs South Korea; and More
Indian border claims raise alarm; bombing civilians in Myanmar vs South Korea; pushing China’s BRI projects in war-torn Rakhine; and calling on resistance groups to back planned election.
The Irrawaddy3d
Myanmar Junta Boss Returns to China’s Embrace After Russia Trip
Min Aung Hlaing hosts Chinese envoy for talks on Beijing’s Shan intervention and support for regime’s planned poll.
Human Rights Watch4d
Myanmar Junta’s Farcical Plans for Elections
Myanmar’s junta leader, Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, announced during a visit to Belarus that the country would hold national ...
What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Syria did not have free and fair elections under the Assads, and ruling party elites could not check the leader’s power. When citizens mobilized peacefully in 2011 to oust the Assad regime, loyal ...
Dhaka Tribune5d
What we know about the Myanmar junta's promise of elections
Myanmar's military junta has announced plans for elections in December or January -- scheduling the first poll since it ...