Min Aung Hlaing has taken the presidency in a bid to consolidate both political and military control. It won’t be so easy.

In the immediate aftermath of the 28 March earthquake, the regime continued its brutal air campaign and other violence against civilians while some opposition forces made significant strategic advances.

Myanmar was a key global site for criminal activity well before the 2021 military coup. Today, illicit industry, especially heroin and methamphetamine production, still defines much of the economy. No...

Under relentless blockade and attack from the air, Myanmar’s opposition forces have no way to stabilise or develop their newly captured territories unless they either make peace with the regime or overthrow it.

Under relentless blockade and attack from the air, Myanmar’s opposition forces have no way to stabilise or develop their newly captured territories unless they either make peace with the regime or overthrow it.

The most well-known armed group taking on Myanmar’s ruling junta faces renewed accusations of rape, night raids, and murder.

One of the condemned was a woman found guilty of killing her husband by MNDAA authorities in Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang Special Region in northern Shan State

Following major opposition victories, neither side appears willing to talk. But pressure from Beijing, including for ceasefires and a regime-organised election, could shake up the conflict outlook.

Following major opposition victories, neither side appears willing to talk. But pressure from Beijing, including for ceasefires and a regime-organised election, could shake up the conflict outlook.