{"id":8263,"date":"2021-03-25T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=8263"},"modified":"2023-08-07T07:12:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T21:12:36","slug":"the-upward-spiral-of-violence-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/the-upward-spiral-of-violence-in-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"The upward spiral of violence in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/andrew-selth\/\">ANDREW SELTH<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clashes in Myanmar\u2019s streets between largely peaceful protesters and armed members of the security forces over recent weeks evoke memories of similar confrontations in 1974, 1988 and 2007. The result in each of those cases was the brutal suppression of the popular will and a crackdown on dissent throughout the country that lasted years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, the civil unrest sparked by the 1 February military coup has followed a similar pattern,&nbsp;and the eventual outcome&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2021\/02\/why-myanmars-military-will-win-in-the-end\/\" target=\"_blank\">looks likely to be the same<\/a>. However, both sides have clearly learned lessons from the past, and these have been reflected in their tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please click here to read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/upward-spiral-violence-myanmar\">&#8220;The upward spiral of violence in Myanmar&#8221;<\/a> article published at The Interpreter, written by Griffith Asia Institute Adjunct Professor Andrew Selth.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANDREW SELTH\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 The clashes in Myanmar\u2019s streets between largely peaceful protesters and armed members of the security forces over recent weeks evoke memories of similar confrontations in 1974, 1988 and 2007. 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