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The Tragedy of Myanmar March 29, 2025

Myanmar, or Burma as it used to be known, has experienced far more than its fair share of tragedy over the past 75 years or more. The death and destruction caused by yesterday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake is the latest in a litany of suffering which th...

How Campus Activism on Israel-Palestine Warps Global Security Priorities March 24, 2025

Thanks to university-driven activism over the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Gaza has politically sidelined the West’s commitment to global security in other regions of the world.Israel-Palestine is one of the few conflicts that inspires activ...

The Last Bastion of Junta Power in Myanmar February 26, 2025

I was driving with the Free Burma Rangers (FBR), a faith-based frontline aid organization, down one of the few remaining paved roads that had survived years of war. One of the Rangers in the back of the pickup truck began banging on the cab’s ceiling...

Myanmar War Effects China, India, & Bangladesh February 21, 2025

Rebel group’s Rakhine takeover in Myanmar risks China’s Belt and Road, India’s trade and Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugees ...

Myanmar’s Fluid War Edging Toward an Endgame February 19, 2025

Ethnic army gains closing on junta’s central heartland, putting strategically and economically crucial regions within rebel range ...

Can Thailand Unite ASEAN to Pile Pressure on Myanmar? December 21, 2024

Myanmar's bloody civil war has intensified over the past year, with ethnic-minority rebels seizing vast swathes of territory from the military junta....

China Edges Closer to Intervention in Myanmar December 11, 2024

Military intervention by China in Myanmar’s civil war is more likely than generally thought. While attention is fixed on Beijing’s expansionist activities in the South China Sea and aggressive intentions towards Taiwan, China’s more immediately conse...