Myanmar
About the Project
Myanmar’s February 2021 coup was the latest chapter in the country’s long history of balancing complex internal politics and pulling in contradictory directions. While the coup upended the fragile balance of power between the military and civilian leadership, anticipating the country’s future peace, stability, and development requires more than ever objective understanding of the unsettled relationship between the two sides and its profound impact on all conflicts across the country.
This project analyzes Myanmar’s complex politics and uncertain future by unpacking the power dynamics at play between the military, the civilian opposition, ethnic armed groups, as well as external players like ASEAN and the West. The project builds on Stimson’s more than a decade of working on Burmese democratization, ethnic reconciliation, development, and external relations.
