Myanmar

Existing conflicts with ethnic groups add fuel to the fire.

Beijing is making moves to ensure regional dominance in Southeast Asia and oil supplies from the Middle East. It could be shooting itself in the foot.

When it comes to Alexei Navalny and Aung San Suu Kyi, we can’t have it both ways.

The shared experience of military violence has shifted political objectives among the ethnic majority.

The junta’s patriarchal oppression will cost more lives in Myanmar—unless the international community acts now.

Experts are overlooking the powerful influence of New Delhi and Tokyo.

Attacks on Chinese factories could force Beijing to take a stand on the military coup.

Protesters are using the military's fear of women against it.

Activists have changed their tactics in response to deadly crackdowns, frustrating the military regime.

To secure Beijing’s economic and regional interests, a reliable democratic government is better than an unpredictable and expansionist military junta.

China wants an unpopular billion-dollar project restarted, but it has walked a fine line around the coup.

From Afghanistan to China, the new administration seems likely to hold on to some ideas from the previous one.

Thant Myint-U on the future of the protests, what Beijing wants, and what Washington can do to help.

Many monks in Myanmar are supporting the military coup.

With U.S. credibility so low, promoting democracy is harder than ever—so Washington should get its own house in order first.

Targeted, sharp action to reverse the coup is urgently needed.