“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 ...

Almost everyone in Myanmar wants democracy, yet few have considered what kind of democracy best aligns with the country’s political realities. Myanmar has endured decades of political instability, ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called for the Myanmar military to stop the recruitment and use of child soldiers. Since the junta took over Myanmar in the 2021 coup, the recruitment and use of ...

Since Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government in 2021, it has ruled with devastating violence. Junta forces have bombed civilians in a bid to suppress rebellious ...

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections. A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor ...

In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of regime change. By Hannah Beech The dust from the devastating earthquake on ...