Opinion – Gendered Digital Repression in Myanmar’s Online Dissent
The case of Myanmar highlights how autocrats are leveraging social media as a political tool to not only react to but also proactively deter women’s online activism.
Buddhist Nationalism and Extremism in Myanmar and North America
While Buddhist nationalists are more oriented toward sustaining the religious identity of their state, Buddhist extremists feel that their political identities are being challenged.
How Qualitative Fieldwork Can Help Understand Civil Wars
If a researcher can safely conduct fieldwork using relational approaches, carefully mitigating potential risks and vulnerabilities, it could be an invaluable exercise.
Opinion – Saving Myanmar?
With no sign of junta retrenchment, the big question remains as to how even a vestige of Myanmar’s democracy can be salvaged from the spoils of coup.
Theoretical Explanations of the Prevailing Instability of Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Relying on current explanations that do not address the potential historical root causes or complexity of the conflict delays effective political responses.
Local and International Actors Influencing Inter-Communal Relations in Rakhine State
Local and international actors have historically influenced trends and dynamics of inter-communal relations in the multi-ethnic Rakhine State of Myanmar.
Opinion – Myanmar, ASEAN and the Responsibility to Protect
It is time to listen to those who are crying out for protection and finally hold Myanmar’s generals accountable for their crimes.
Opinion – Myanmar Needs Actions, Not Words
As the military has turned to inhumanely killing, attacking and torturing civilians, the international community has the moral duty to step in and go beyond statements of condemnation and sanctions.
The Myanmar Conundrum: What Matters, and What Matters Less
As long as the root causes of what has been happening in Burma are not understood, the Myanmar conundrum proves to be mental before anything else.
High Stakes for Media and Expression with Myanmar Coup
The circumstances in which the public and the media find themselves today are different from prior years. The 2020 election results were an overwhelming endorsement for military-free governance.
