List of Myanmar articles
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A signboard for TotalEnergies EP Myanmar is seen past a shuttered gate in Yangon on Jan. 22, after energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron said they would leave Myanmar following pressure from human rights groups to cut financial ties with the junta since last year's military coup. U.S. Eyes New Energy Sanctions on Myanmar After Execution of Activists
Oil and gas are a critical economic lifeline for Myanmar’s military junta.
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Members of the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force run during training at their base camp in a forest in Myanmar's eastern Kayah state. Myanmar Military Carries Out Atrocities in the East, Too
A distracted international community hasn’t been watching.
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Rohingya refugees gather behind a barbed wire fence. The U.S. Has Recognized Myanmar’s Genocide. But Is That Enough?
Rohingya activists and human rights defenders plead for more action against Myanmar’s military junta government.
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Chin National Army (CNA) soldiers perform military exercises at a training facility inside the CNA Victoria Camp, in Thantlang township, Myanmar. Military Violence Emboldens Myanmar’s Ethnic Resistance
Armed groups in Chin state are outgunned and underfunded, but they are defiantly standing their ground against the junta.
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Shwedagon Pagoda and a street in Yangon, Myanmar. Why Congress Must Pass the BURMA Act
One year since the military took power in Myanmar, the United States needs to increase pressure on its brutal regime.
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Anti-coup protestors in Myanmar stand behind a barricade as smoke rises behind them. The World Has Failed to Stand With Myanmar
Despite this lack of support, I remain hopeful for my people’s future.
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Burmese protesters burn a portrait of Gen. Min Aung Hlaing. Sanctions Won’t Undo Myanmar’s Coup
But the military junta’s crackdowns and isolation just might.
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A Ukrainian serviceman fires at a drone. 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2022
Battle deaths may be down, but regional wars continue to rage as great-power confrontations loom, from Ukraine to Taiwan, amid declining U.S. influence.
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A protester in a helmet and breathing apparatus holds a poster in front of barricades. Myanmar’s Tumultuous Year
A stunning military coup in early 2021 kicked off a year of unprecedented change.
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Protesters in Myanmar Myanmar’s Military Must Be Shown It Can’t Win
Negotiations are far off, but they are the only way out of a catastrophic conflict.
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Myanmar armed forces chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing waves during the inauguration of a new military coast guard in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 6. China Warms Up to Myanmar’s Generals
Months after the coup, Beijing seeks stability—and protections for its investments—above all.
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HMAS Farncomb Collins class submarine Why AUKUS Alarms ASEAN
The bloc is struggling to preserve unity—and can’t decide what to do about the new U.S.-China rivalry.
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The U.N. logo U.S. and China Reach Deal to Block Myanmar’s Junta From U.N.
The informal deal offers common ground with Beijing and a blow to Myanmar’s hopes of legitimacy.
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law, now in exile in the U.K., speaks at a rally for Hong Kong democracy at Marble Arch on June 12, 2021 in London. Biden Needs to Bolster the Power of Exiles
The U.S. democracy agenda can’t focus simply on supporting democratic governments.
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Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks with Representative Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from New York, and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, after the conclusion of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. U.S. Congress Weighs Sanctions on Myanmar’s Oil and Gas
The legislation could also force a ruling on whether the military junta committed genocide against the Rohingya.
