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issue:18, 14 Nov 2023
China Studies

Operation 1027:China’s Economic Entanglement With Anticipated and Unforeseen Risks

ISP-Myanmar is presenting a series of three OnPoint analyses that will shed light on ‘Operation 1027’, the military offensive launched by the three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) and their allies on October 27, 2023. This ISP OnPoint No. 18 analysis, the second in the series, emphasizes the economic significance embedded within the offensive and China’s response to the conflict.

Insight Email

The Rise of Princelings – 2

This week ISP-Myanmar presents another review in our series on emerging new generation leaders from Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and the Spring Revolution movement, framed under the theme "The Rise of Princelings."

Naypyitawlogy – 4

This week’s ISP Insight Email revisits "Naypyitawlogy" by examining the administrative restructuring of the State Administration Council (SAC) during its three-year reign. In literature of political science, scholars often study the relationship between an authoritarian regime’s stability and state capacity.

The Rise of Princelings – 1

This week focuses on the generational shift, "The Rise of Princelings." The emergence of young faces during the latest Kokang (MNDAA) and United Wa State Party (UWSP) meeting was significant. There was a rarely seen female figure in the leadership meeting.

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Political Economy

Increased Trade Activity at Thailand-Myanmar Border Stations in Recent Years

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ISP Multimedia Clips

25 Mar 2024

Record-breaking Decline in Matriculation Examinee

More than three years after the coup, matriculation examinee rates have been plummeting. This week’s ISP Clip No. (97) presents a fact-based analysis of this.

16 Oct 2023

Sentencing of Former Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun

Following his removal from office, a Court Martial charged him and sentenced him to a 20-year term equal to a life sentence. This week’s ISP Clip No. (74) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

11 Oct 2023

Central Shift of Naypyitaw

After two and a half years since the coup, notable changes have emerged at the core of the State Administration Council’s (SAC) authoritarian center. This week’s ISP Clip No. (72) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

3 Oct 2023

Post-Coup Arson: 86,000 Homes and Buildings Destroyed

Within over two and a half years since the coup, over 86,000 houses and buildings have been torched and destroyed in more than 110 townships across Myanmar. This week’s ISP Clip No. (72) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

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Aligning with China’s Policy Reset: Revitalizing Trade Routes and Economic Plans in Myanmar

This discussion focuses on the development of China-Myanmar relations over a two-month period, from March to May 2023, based on the ISP Timeline on China-Myanmar relations. Recently, China has been actively advocating for a fresh reset via its ‘Neighborhood Diplomacy’ approach to Myanmar. Meanwhile, China is pursuing development of an International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC).

Post “Grand Opening” of China Emphasizing Border Security and Investment Promotion

This explainer describes significant developments in Sino-Myanmar relations based on ’China Timeline’ complied by ISP-Myanmar. Since post-COVID China’s “Grand Opening”, China has focused on promoting economic activities and combating transnational criminal activities and has met with Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) on the Sino-Myanmar border to foster closer cooperation.

Myanmar’s Key Stakeholders and their Perceptions of Sino-Myanmar Relations – A Survey (2022)

One year after the 2021 military coup, ISP-Myanmar initiated a research survey of Myanmar’s Key Stakeholders and their Perceptions of Sino-Myanmar relations with technical support from the People’s Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE). The initiative aims to collect specific knowledge of key individuals from the Myanmar policy communities to identify similarities and differences in their views about the key factors shaping Sino-Myanmar relations.

Myanmar’s Quest for a Federal and Democratic Future: Considerations, Constraints and Compromises

Political stakeholders tend to view the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) as key towards achieving a parallel governance system in the medium term, and as part of a solid foundation for a long-term federal democratic solution to Myanmar’s problems.

Myanmar and China’s Economic Interests

China’s response to the 2021 military coup seems to have been organized around three factors, in terms of their position on Myanmar. These are: (1) avoiding being labeled as the villain, while also remaining conscious of the political climate, avoiding any situations where
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Policy Editorial

21 Jul 2021
Covid-19 and Myanmar

Policy Recommendations for Solving the Challenges of the COVID-19 Third Wave Using International Humanitarian Assistance

Only if everyone comes together to solve the pandemic that Myanmar is currently facing will the country be able to lessen the physical and mental trauma that will be experienced for generations. Humanitarian crises could stem from politics or could become worse because of politics. Therefore, the solution to the humanitarian crisis should eventually transition from a humanitarian emergency to more sustained solutions for the political crisis. Good examples of humanitarian response can be seen in Aceh after the 2004 tsunami and in Nepal after 2015 earthquake. Even if political solutions cannot be found immediately, all stakeholders should follow the recommendations mentioned above quickly since these will provide major support in saving people’s lives during the COVID-19 third wave in Myanmar.
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