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Dec. 11, 2023
Navigating New Realities: The Future of US–Thai Relations

This article explores the shifting dynamics of US–Thai relations, emphasizing missed opportunities and potential areas of collaboration. Recent Thai elections could have rekindled US enthusiasm as a victory for democracy, but the conservative establishment’s actions led to a less
Dec. 11, 2023
Volume 07 Issue 1 - JAN-DEC 2024

Volume 07 Issue 1 - JAN-DEC 2024
April 1, 2022
Positioning the Bay of Bengal in the Great Game of the Indo-Pacific Fulcrum

As it has across the entire Indo-Pacific, geopolitical competition has intensified in the Bay of Bengal. There is, indeed, a competition between and among major powers; India competes with China, US-led allies challenge China’s assertiveness, and the Bay of Bengal—situated at the
Feb. 28, 2022
International Headwinds for Human Rights in Southeast Asia

n many Indo-Pacific countries, hu-man rights and democracy are in recession. This is particularly true in Southeast Asia, which lies at the core of the Indo-Pacific area, both geographically and in terms of its strategic significance.
Dec. 20, 2021
Myanmar’s U-turn: Implications of the Military Coup on Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific

As the international community voiced justifiable outrage regarding the human rights violations in Myanmar, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) used the crisis to further its economic, foreign policy, and military interests by throwing a lifeline to the embattled military junta.
Aug. 26, 2021
Between Political Violence and COVID-19: Many Citizens in Myanmar Pushed to Armed Resistance

The February military coup and ensuing violence have pushed many citizens toward armed resistance. Civilian militias have emerged in the cities and countryside as a means for citizens to protect themselves from the State Administrative Council’s harsh crackdown on protests. Established ethnic
Aug. 26, 2021
Women on the Front Lines in Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy

As the battle for democracy in Myanmar rages on at the doorstep of China, Myanmar’s women will continue to stand on the front lines to prevent the triumph of authoritarianism. It is a tall order for them to reach a tipping point against the heavily armed military—which enjoys the support
Aug. 26, 2021
The Myanmar Coup as an ASEAN Inflection Point

ASEAN leaders would be wise to work creatively around the principle of noninterference to prevent figures such as Min Aung Hlaing from further installing themselves in the organization’s halls of power. They need to do so not on behalf of the often-absent forces of good that claim to bend the
Aug. 26, 2021
Myanmar Probably Needs a Military . . . Just Not the One It Has

Taking the position that the Tatmadaw is an essential institution ignores two fundamental realities: its own record of fostering conflict and division, mismanaging and subordinating the country’s interests to its own obsession with power; and the near unanimity with which the Myanmar
Aug. 26, 2021
Myanmar in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Why Is China Winning and What to Do about It?

This article probes Washington’s relative lack of attention to Myanmar in its Asia rebalancing and Indo-Pacific strategies and its failure to reap the benefits of Myanmar’s reform and opening. The article also assesses the extent of the leverage of China’s power in Myanmar and its
Aug. 26, 2021
Myanmar’s Military Coup: Security Trouble in Southeast Asia

This article highlights the tyranny of the military junta and the backsliding of democracy in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), contending that Russia and China's unwavering support of Myanmar's military makes it difficult to restore the democratic process and reestablish peace and
Aug. 26, 2021
Volume 04 Issue 6 - Special Issue 2021

Volume 04 Issue 6 - Myanmar Crisis Special Issue 2021

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Navigating New Realities: The Future of US–Thai Relations

Volume 07 Issue 1 - JAN-DEC 2024

Positioning the Bay of Bengal in the Great Game of the Indo-Pacific Fulcrum

International Headwinds for Human Rights in Southeast Asia

Myanmar’s U-turn: Implications of the Military Coup on Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific

Between Political Violence and COVID-19: Many Citizens in Myanmar Pushed to Armed Resistance

Women on the Front Lines in Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy

The Myanmar Coup as an ASEAN Inflection Point

Myanmar Probably Needs a Military . . . Just Not the One It Has

Myanmar in the US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Why Is China Winning and What to Do about It?

Myanmar’s Military Coup: Security Trouble in Southeast Asia

Volume 04 Issue 6 - Special Issue 2021

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