In Myanmar, the junta is facing significant setbacks as rebel groups make substantial territorial gains. The Three Brotherhood Alliance has taken control of Laukkai, the Kokang region's capital, and several other towns in Shan State. Additionally, the junta's control over the border crossing with India near Mizoram has been compromised. The reconsideration of 'The Free Movement Regime' is a response to these developments, as well as the 2021 coup, which has led to insurgencies, smuggling, drug trade, and an influx of Myanmar nationals. The Arakan Army, a Myanmar ethnic minority armed group, has seized control of the Pauktaw port town after more than two months of intense clashes with junta troops. The situation has reached a critical juncture, with Myanmar facing a perilous tipping point as the junta reels from the advances of the rebels.
Fighters from #ArakanArmy, a #Myanmar ethnic minority armed group, seize control of the #Pauktaw port town after more than two months of intense clashes with junta troops, they say. https://t.co/ENJX5p006t
Myanmar’s rebels are gaining ground https://t.co/UCoQ7eGjC8 As the ruling junta reels, the country faces a perilous tipping point.
Myanmar’s army is losing – and facing fire from a militant monk #globalrisk https://t.co/y8hmxIHHPa
The reconsideration of 'The Free #Movement Regime' is grounded in the unsettling realities of insurgencies, #smuggling, the #drug trade, and the increased influx of #Myanmar nationals following the 2021 #coup, highlight Harsh V. Pant & @Sreeparna_b17 https://t.co/p5kb2cnAw9
"Thanks to their efforts, the [Myanmar] junta is rocking on its heels. The Three Brotherhood Alliance now controls Laukkai, the capital of the Kokang region, and many other towns in Shan State...The junta has lost control of its border crossing with India near Mizoram" https://t.co/HO5k341F5p
My debut piece with @ForeignAffairs on the security and political situation in Myanmar & why “the Country Faces a Perilous Tipping Point” as the junta reels & the rebels gain ground. https://t.co/VVmHNvrbGn