Three years ago, the Myanmar military staged a coup that ended a decade-long experiment with limited democracy and civilian government, reimposing a brutal and repressive regime. The coup provoked an ...

The ceasefire with the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, or TNLA, marks a significant victory for Myanmar’s military ...

Police and soldiers reportedly killed dozens of people, including children, across Myanmar on Saturday, as the military celebrated the 76th annual Armed Forces Day in the capital with a parade. The ...

On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s powerful military seized control of the country. In the less than two months since the coup at least 423 people have been killed protesting the overthrow of the ...

Relatives mourn near bodies of deceased Rohingya refugees who drowned in the Naf river, in Teknaf. A small boat packed with refugees fleeing war-torn Myanmar sunk while crossing a river to Bangladesh ...

Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world’s top producer of opium after the third consecutive year of expanding cultivation, the United Nations said in a new report, attributing the increase to ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Over the weekend, and into Monday Myanmar time, the situation in the country ...

Rain and Rainbows: Taiwan Celebrates Pride as Hong Kong’s LGBTQ Rights Stall A federal system that is genuinely inclusive, sustainable, and democratic must include a prominent role for women from the ...