Myanmar politics
Neighborhood News Digest – 20 November 2023

Afghanistan Pakistan military says four fighters killed near Afghanistan border – AlJazeera Pakistani security forces have killed four armed fighters, including a highly sought individual, near the northwestern border with Afghanistan, the military...

Neighborhood News Digest – 17 November 2023

Afghanistan Pakistan’s Envoy: ‘We Will Recognize Taliban Regime Simultaneously’- Tolo News Asif Durrani, Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that Pakistan will not unilaterally take steps to recognize the current Afghan...

Myanmar Round Up: August 2019

8888 Uprising Celebrations The month of August holds reverence in the Myanmar political calendar due to the 8888 Pro-Democracy Uprising, named so since the uprising for democracy peaked on 8 Aug 1988 at Yangon University. This eventually paved te...

Myanmar’s Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)

Historical Perspective Myanmar historically had three distinct periods. The monarchy which lasted from the 9th to the 19th century comprised, chronologically, the Pagan Dynasty, the Toungoo Dynasty and the Konbaung Dynasty. The army during this...

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