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Saving ASEAN's Mission for Myanmar
The Myanmar crisis presents ASEAN with a test of its relevance and cohesion in solving politically sensitive regional problems, writes Muhammad Waffaa Kharisma. This week’s ASEAN summit in Jakarta struggled to paper over differences and keep consensus alive.
America’s Myanmar Policy Is All Wrong
China’s rapidly growing footprint in Myanmar is America’s strategic loss, and it is the direct result of America's own policies, writes Brahma Chellaney.
The Return of the Warlords
A hundred years ago, it was China, not Russia, that was weakened by chronic conflict between private armies. Rana Mitter writes that the collective memory of that period is one reason why China’s leaders are determined to keep military force firmly under the ruling Communist Party’s control.
ASEAN Between the US and China
The intensifying geopolitical tensions between China and the West have put ASEAN countries, which cannot decouple from either side, in an unenviable position, writes Lili Yan Ing.
A Tale of Two Myanmars
As the civil war in Myanmar drags on, most foreign governments appear to have concluded that the military regime will survive and that their own national interests dictate they should recognise it as the country’s government, writes Andrew Selth. Sham elections scheduled for later this year are likely to only highlight this attitude.