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In Geopolitical Struggle Over Myanmar, China Has an Edge
As the United States and other nations denounce the coup, China has a chance to build up its influence. But Myanmar’s generals are difficult partners.
In Myanmar, a Cult of Personality Meets Its Downfall
The party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi won an election landslide in November. But with its singular leader once again in detention, the future of the National League for Democracy is unclear.
Myanmar Military Charges Aung San Suu Kyi With Obscure Infraction
The move against the deposed civilian leader was a curious coda to the army’s rapid dismantling of the country’s nascent democracy.
After Coup, Myanmar Military Charges Aung San Suu Kyi With Obscure Infraction
The move against the deposed civilian leader was a curious coda to the army’s rapid dismantling of the country’s nascent democracy.
Myanmar’s Army Is Back in Charge. It Never Truly Left.
With the coup, the generals are ripping apart their prized project: a democratic front for a political system that still heavily favored them.
How a Deadly Power Game Undid Myanmar’s Democratic Hopes
Myanmar seemed to be building a peaceful transition to civilian governance. Instead, a personal struggle between military and civilian leaders brought it all down.
In Myanmar Coup, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Ends as Neither Democracy Hero nor Military Foil
The army’s detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi brought an abrupt end to the theory that she might strike a workable balance between civilian and military power.
Myanmar Coup: What We Know About the Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi
The coup returns the country to full military rule after a short span of quasi-democracy. Here is what we know.