Burma/Myanmar Book review: ‘Liberalism and Democracy in Myanmar’ August 15, 2019 0 Written by Debby Sze Wan Chan. Image Credit: ‘‘Untitled" by gforbes /CC; Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Since the dissolution of the military regime in 2011, discussions about…
Burma/Myanmar Myanmar’s stalled peace process April 3, 2019 0 Written by Ashley South. Recent international attention in Myanmar has been focused on the plight of the Rohingya population of Northern Rakhine State, 700,000 of…
Asia Why nativism rather than nationalism represents Southeast Asia’s democratic danger March 18, 2019 0 Written by Maya Tudor. A rising tide of nationalism is sweeping the globe. From Xi to Modi to Trump, the world’s most populous countries have…
Burma/Myanmar Facebook, hate speech and civil society in Myanmar March 18, 2019 0 Written by Lisa Brooten. Social media have clearly provided outlets for the voices of those in many countries around the world who are frustrated by…
Burma/Myanmar Myanmar nationalism: The monks, the military and the Muslims March 8, 2019 0 Written by Mikael Gravers. Is there a specifically Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar? True, there are many nationalist monks, but Buddhism is only one element in…
Burma/Myanmar Preaching hate and violence: The (militant) Buddhist perspective June 5, 2018 0 Written by Peter Lehr. When discussing religion and violence in Southeast Asia, the first concept that usually comes to mind is that of jihad or…
Burma/Myanmar Malaysia’s election: Game changer in the South China Sea? May 7, 2018 0 Written by Adam Yusoff. As Malaysians prepare to vote in the general elections on 9 May 2018, how the rival coalition parties, Barisan Nasional (BN)…
Bangladesh Bangladesh-Myanmar repatriation: what is at stake for the Rohingya? March 26, 2018 0 Written by Atin Prabandari and Dio Herdiawan Tobing. The UN declared it the “the most urgent refugee emergency in the world”. Since August last year around…
Burma/Myanmar How the United Nations failed the Rohingya people March 7, 2018 0 Written by Hammad Zamurrad. For many, the United Nations (UN) is an indispensable international organization which operates at the core of the emerging global governance…
Burma/Myanmar Why is Myanmar burning while Sri Lanka is not? March 2, 2018 0 Written by Rizwan Zeb. How and when does an ethnic conflict turn violent? Who plays the decisive role in politicising an ethnic group? What are…
