William J. Jones is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Mahidol University International College. His publications and research focus on ASEAN integration, Human rights in ASEAN, Comparative regionalism and Contemporary Thai politics.
In war-torn Myanmar, an offensive launched in late October by an alliance of three ethnic minority rebel groups in the country's northern region has posed the biggest challenge to the military since the Feb. 1, 2021, coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government.
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations wrap up talks, endorsing Thailand's initiative to set up a humanitarian corridor to provide aid for civilians displaced by the country's intensifying civil war, according to the regional bloc