Andrew Selth

Adjunct Professor, Griffith Asia Institute – Griffith University

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The executions in Myanmar: What was the Junta thinking?

Andrew Selth analyses the grim logic that led Myanmar’s military junta to embark on a charade of legal process and then execute four pro-democracy activists last week.

Myanmar’s civil war and the myth of military victory

Analysts of the civil war in Myanmar are daring to entertain the prospect of the junta’s defeat. But Andrew Selth argues total victory for either side is likely to prove elusive.

Is world opinion shifting on lethal aid to Myanmar’s opposition movement?

As the strategic picture in Myanmar shows signs of changing with a better organised, better armed and more proficient resistance, Andrew Selth asks, could foreign governments consider some fresh options against the coup leaders?

The competing public commentary on Myanmar

A year after the coup that restored the military to power in Myanmar, Andrew Selth finds that two schools of analysis have taken root – one optimistic, the other pessimistic. But regardless of the perspective, he argues effective responses to the military takeover call for “accurate information, open minds, and clear thinking”.

Could defections threaten the survival of Myanmar’s military regime?

Myanmar's generals have been shaken by a string of defections from the security forces, but this does not spell the end of the military regime. Andrew Selth argues it would take the defection of high-ranked officers and major combat units to seriously weaken the junta's grip on power.