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Organized Crime Is Thriving in Myanmar’s Civil War—and It’s a Global ThreatMyanmar has become, by some estimates, the current center for global organized crime following the 2021 coup and now meets the definition of a failed state.
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What Is ASEAN?The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional organization that brings together disparate neighbors to address economic and security issues, but the group’s impact remains limited.
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Women This Week: Hegseth Announces End to Women, Peace and Security ProgramWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 26 to April 2.
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Will the Earthquake Affect Politics and War in Myanmar?The massive earthquake in Myanmar has exacerbated the country’s existing crises, and will likely worsen instability rather than lead to peace.
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Just When Things Couldn’t Possibly Get Worse in Myanmar, They DoMyanmar, already devastated by political turmoil and humanitarian crises, faces further catastrophic consequences from a massive earthquake, exacerbating its status as a failed state.
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Could the Myanmar Junta Rapidly Collapse Like al-Assad?With the sudden collapse of the al-Assad regime in Syria, analysts and fighters in other long running civil wars are wondering whether their country could be next.
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Myanmar's Junta Is Increasingly IsolatedThe junta’s grip on power is continuing to deteriorate.
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How Myanmar Became a Global Center for Cyber ScamsOrganized crime groups in Southeast Asia have seized on Myanmar’s instability amid civil war to establish a string of scam centers engaged in global online fraud operations.
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Will 2024 Be the Junta’s End in Myanmar?Myanmar’s civil war between resistance groups and the ruling military junta has reached a decisive phase.
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The Bottom Is Falling Out for Myanmar’s JuntaThe Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.
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Myanmar’s Military is Facing Defeat Amid Civil WarMyanmar’s military faced a significant loss in the town of Myawaddy, bordering Thailand, this week.
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Myanmar’s Army is Collapsing: An UpdateAs the Myanmar military faces a record level of defections, its control of the country looks increasingly tenuous.
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Rebels Gain As Myanmar Marks Coup Anniversary, EU's Ukraine Aid Challenge, Kenya’s Pending Mission to Haiti, and MoreThe Three Brotherhood Alliance and other armed ethnic groups in Myanmar pose a significant threat to regime control as the country enters its third year under junta rule; the European Union (EU) meets for a special summit on military aid for Ukraine, but concerns remain over Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán; Kenya’s high court will decide whether if it is constitutional for Kenya to lead a multinational peacekeeping mission to Haiti; and hundreds of thousands across Germany protest against the Alternative for Germany’s anti-immigration policies.
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The Myanmar Military is Collapsing Amidst Civil War: How Should the United States and Other Countries Prepare?Myanmar’s military is losing its grip on power—the United States and its partners should prepare for potential state collapse.
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The Myanmar Army Could Actually Collapse—But Are the United States and Other Powers Ready for Such a Scenario?Myanmar's military has recently suffered a string of defeats—but the U.S. government seems unprepared to face the country's potential state collapse.