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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:05:57 +0900 en-US Kalay: A Case Study of Resistance in Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/kalay-a-case-study-of-resistance-in-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/kalay-a-case-study-of-resistance-in-myanmar/ Two Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Fog of War https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/two-years-of-turmoil-myanmars-fog-of-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/two-years-of-turmoil-myanmars-fog-of-war/ Chin National Front Leader: Myanmar Military Regime Will Fall in 3 Years https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/chin-national-front-leader-myanmar-military-regime-will-fall-in-3-years/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/chin-national-front-leader-myanmar-military-regime-will-fall-in-3-years/ 2 Years of Turmoil: Myanmar’s Grinding Stalemate https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/2-years-of-turmoil-myanmars-grinding-stalemate/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/2-years-of-turmoil-myanmars-grinding-stalemate/ It’s Time to Re-evaluate the Myanmar Military’s Intelligence Capabilities https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/its-time-to-re-evaluate-the-myanmar-militarys-intelligence-capabilities/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/its-time-to-re-evaluate-the-myanmar-militarys-intelligence-capabilities/ Myanmar Military Spokesperson Expresses Uncertainty Over Junta Polls https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/myanmar-military-spokesperson-expresses-uncertainty-over-junta-polls/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/myanmar-military-spokesperson-expresses-uncertainty-over-junta-polls/ A Tsunami of Crime Washes Over Post-Coup Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/a-tsunami-of-crime-washes-over-post-coup-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/a-tsunami-of-crime-washes-over-post-coup-myanmar/ Myanmar Resistance Fighters Assassinate Retired General https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/myanmar-resistance-fighters-assassinate-retired-general/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/myanmar-resistance-fighters-assassinate-retired-general/ Myanmar’s Executions Have Turned the Country’s Struggle Into a Zero-Sum Game  https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/myanmars-executions-have-turned-the-countrys-struggle-into-a-zero-sum-game/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/myanmars-executions-have-turned-the-countrys-struggle-into-a-zero-sum-game/ Decapitation Video Points to Increasing Military Atrocities in Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/decapitation-video-points-to-increasing-military-atrocities-in-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/decapitation-video-points-to-increasing-military-atrocities-in-myanmar/ Myanmar’s Other Civilian Deaths https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/myanmars-other-civilian-deaths/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/myanmars-other-civilian-deaths/ Ethnic Armed Organizations Reject Myanmar Junta Peace Talk Bid https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/ethnic-armed-organizations-reject-myanmar-junta-peace-talk-bid/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/ethnic-armed-organizations-reject-myanmar-junta-peace-talk-bid/ Anti-Junta Forces Shoot Deputy Governor of Myanmar’s Central Bank https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/anti-junta-forces-shoot-deputy-governor-of-myanmars-central-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/04/anti-junta-forces-shoot-deputy-governor-of-myanmars-central-bank/ The Emergence of Civilian Resistance to Military Rule in Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/the-emergence-of-civilian-resistance-to-military-rule-in-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/the-emergence-of-civilian-resistance-to-military-rule-in-myanmar/ Myanmar Junta Accused of ‘Hostage Taking’ During Sagaing Raids https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/myanmar-junta-accused-of-hostage-taking-during-sagaing-raids/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/myanmar-junta-accused-of-hostage-taking-during-sagaing-raids/ Myanmar’s Drone Wars https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/myanmars-drone-wars/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/myanmars-drone-wars/ Myanmar Air Force Launches More Air Strikes in Kayah State https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/myanmar-air-force-launches-more-air-strikes-in-kayah-state/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/myanmar-air-force-launches-more-air-strikes-in-kayah-state/ Myanmar: From Hopeful Spring to Scorching Summer https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/myanmar-from-hopeful-spring-to-scorching-summer/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/myanmar-from-hopeful-spring-to-scorching-summer/ The Dilemma Facing Myanmar’s National Unity Government https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/the-dilemma-facing-myanmars-national-unity-government/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/the-dilemma-facing-myanmars-national-unity-government/ Chinese Pipeline in Myanmar Damaged in Attack by Anti-Regime Forces https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/chinese-pipeline-in-myanmar-damaged-in-attack-by-anti-regime-forces/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/chinese-pipeline-in-myanmar-damaged-in-attack-by-anti-regime-forces/ The Battle for Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/the-battle-for-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/the-battle-for-myanmar/ Save the Children Confirms Two Staff Killed in Myanmar Massacre https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/save-the-children-confirms-two-staff-killed-in-myanmar-massacre/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/save-the-children-confirms-two-staff-killed-in-myanmar-massacre/ Myanmar Troops Massacre 11 Civilians in Sagaing: Reports https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/myanmar-troops-massacre-11-civilians-in-sagaing-reports/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/myanmar-troops-massacre-11-civilians-in-sagaing-reports/ Myanmar’s Army Is Fighting a Multi-Front War https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/myanmars-army-is-fighting-a-multi-front-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/myanmars-army-is-fighting-a-multi-front-war/ Can Defections Take Down Myanmar’s Military? https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/can-defections-take-down-myanmars-military/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/can-defections-take-down-myanmars-military/ Resistance Attacks on Myanmar Junta Growing in Frequency, Intensity https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/resistance-attacks-on-myanmar-junta-growing-in-frequency-intensity/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/resistance-attacks-on-myanmar-junta-growing-in-frequency-intensity/ Myanmar’s All-Out War in the Making https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/myanmars-all-out-war-in-the-making/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/myanmars-all-out-war-in-the-making/ Foreign Governments, Experts Urge Peace After Myanmar Opposition Announces Mass Uprising https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/foreign-governments-experts-urge-peace-after-myanmar-opposition-announces-mass-uprising/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/foreign-governments-experts-urge-peace-after-myanmar-opposition-announces-mass-uprising/ Myanmar Shadow Government Declares ‘National Uprising’ Against Military Rule https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/myanmar-shadow-government-declares-national-uprising-against-military-rule/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/myanmar-shadow-government-declares-national-uprising-against-military-rule/ Myanmar’s Anti-Junta Resistance Inflicting Rising Casualties: Report https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/myanmars-anti-junta-resistance-inflicting-rising-casualties-report/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/myanmars-anti-junta-resistance-inflicting-rising-casualties-report/ Evidences Emerges of Junta ‘Massacre’ in Northwest Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/evidences-emerges-of-junta-massacre-in-northwest-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/evidences-emerges-of-junta-massacre-in-northwest-myanmar/ David and Goliath: Myanmar’s Armed Resistance at the Crossroads https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/david-and-goliath-myanmars-armed-resistance-at-the-crossroads/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/david-and-goliath-myanmars-armed-resistance-at-the-crossroads/ Junta Forces Clash With Civilian Militia in Myanmar’s Second City https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/junta-forces-clash-with-civilian-militia-in-myanmars-second-city/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/06/junta-forces-clash-with-civilian-militia-in-myanmars-second-city/ Can Myanmar’s New ‘People’s Defense Force’ Succeed? https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/can-myanmars-new-peoples-defense-force-succeed/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/can-myanmars-new-peoples-defense-force-succeed/