Four years after the military junta seized power in Myanmar, the country is in turmoil, with neighboring nations growing increasingly concerned. The junta, known for its brutal repression, has received substantial support from Russia, which has sold at least a billion dollars' worth of weapons to the Myanmar army since the 2021 coup. Additionally, China has vested interests in protecting the infrastructure projects it has funded in Myanmar. Meanwhile, armed rebels, representing the hope for an inclusive democracy, are intensifying their efforts against the junta, which is reportedly losing ground. These rebels are also contemplating the democratic future that could emerge if they succeed.
After a decades-long struggle for democracy, organized resistance groups in Myanmar are wearing down the country’s infamous military junta. https://t.co/ij0L0rYmLM
Myanmar’s military junta is slowly losing ground. “The Intelligence” hears that the rebels are now considering the democratic future that lies ahead if, improbably, they win. Listen to the podcast: https://t.co/TLgDDVc1hA 🎧
Three years since a coup restored full military rule in Myanmar, armed rebels are on the offensive. The country’s civil war is often painted in terms of ethnic strife — yet the opposition forces alone uphold the hope of an inclusive democracy. https://t.co/ij0L0rYUBk
Few support the brutally repressive Myanmar junta except: 1. Russia (and others) have "sold the Myanmar army at least a billion dollars’ worth of weapons since the 2021 coup." 2. China wants to protect "the infrastructure projects it has funded." https://t.co/lr0iH9YwlG
It has been four years since the military junta usurped power in Myanmar. With the country disintegrating, neighbors are alarmed. https://t.co/3COczwxmWv
The Myanmar military seems to have reached a crossroads, in which several events suggest the bottom could be falling out for the junta—and that both Myanmar citizens and outsiders should prepare for an endgame, writes @JoshKurlantzick. https://t.co/p5MVE7SHLp