Myanmar and a new kind of civil war
Thursday
20th May
2021
ANDREW SELTH | In early 1989, I was passing through Bangkok when a friend from a Western embassy invited…
Andrew Selth
Myanmar: No light on the horizon
Friday
16th July
2021
ANDREW SELTH | Predicting Myanmar’s future has always been a risky business. It opened up to academics, journalists and…
Could defections threaten the survival of Myanmar’s military regime?
Tuesday
19th October
2021
ANDREW SELTH | When Myanmar’s generals seized power on 1 February, sparking an immediate and massive public reaction, it…
If pushed far enough, would Myanmar leave ASEAN?
Thursday
21st October
2021
ANDREW SELTH | The decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations not to invite Myanmar’s military…
Myanmar’s military mindset
Thursday
30th September
2021
ANDREW SELTH | Between 1988, when a pro-democracy uprising in Myanmar was crushed by the country’s security forces, and…
Myanmar’s annus horribilis
Friday
10th December
2021
ANDREW SELTH | It has been just over a year since Myanmar emphatically re-elected Aung San Suu Kyi’s National…
The competing public commentary on Myanmar
Tuesday
1st February
2022
ANDREW SELTH | It was a year ago today that Myanmar’s armed forces seized power after rejecting the results…
Myanmar’s military numbers
Tuesday
22nd February
2022
ANDREW SELTH | Over the years, countless attempts have been made to estimate the size of Myanmar’s armed forces…
Is world opinion shifting on lethal aid to Myanmar’s opposition movement?
Thursday
24th March
2022
ANDREW SELTH | Over the past year, governments and international organisations have imposed sanctions against Myanmar’s military regime and…
Myanmar’s civil war and the myth of military victory
Friday
1st July
2022
ANDREW SELTH | Over the past few months, there has been a significant shift in the tone of the…