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Myanmar Coup Highlights in 90 Days Anti-regime protesters in Yangon in February. / The Irrawaddy 6.7k By The Irrawaddy 1 May 2021 Myanmar has now been under military rule for three months. Here is a timeline of the major events since Feb 1. Feb 1: Myanmar’s military seizes power in a coup claiming the 2020 November general election that brought a landslide victory to the National League for Democracy (NLD) was marred by fraud. It arrests the leaders of the democratically elected government, including President U Win Myint, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and region and state minister...

Russia has emerged as the most prominent public supporter of Myanmar’s military junta in the wake of the country’s military coup. Russia has not only vowed to further enhance its defense cooperation with Myanmar’s military but has also condemned the international community’s sanctions against the junta. Moscow has decided to embrace the new military government despite the fact that the coup has resulted in the deaths of more than 550 people so far, nearly all killed by state security forces. Analysts believe that both Russia and the Myanmar military are attempting to deepen cooperati...

Coast guard MOU first step toward an alliance By Huang Wei-ping 黃惟冰 On March 25, Taiwan and the US signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a coast guard working group. In the past few years, the Coast Guard Administration has increasingly taken on the role of an auxiliary navy, while the US Coast Guard operates as one of the six branches of the US armed forces. The MOU is not only the first joint agreement between Taiwan and the US under the administration of US President Joe Biden, it also represents a significant first step toward the formation of a quasi-military alli...

Diplomat Risk Intelligence, The Diplomat’s consulting and analysis division. Learn more here Anti-coup protesters carry an injured man following clashes with security forces in Yangon, Myanmar, March 14, 2021. Credit: AP Photo Advertisement Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country’s largest city as crackdowns by security forces began to take the contours of an internal counterinsurgency war. At least 39 people were killed by police and soldiers in Myanmar on Sunday, a harrowing crescendo to the six weeks of protests that have followed the military’s sei...

Can Southeast Asia Follow South Korea’s Democratization Model? Democratic movements in Myanmar and Thailand may face more challenges than South Korea did in the late 20th century. By March 05, 2021 Advertisement The Myanmar protest movement against the military coup that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratic government has intensified since early February. The police force launched a crackdown against the protesters on February 28, resulting in at least 18 deaths. An even deadlier day followed on March 3, with at least 38 killed by security forces. Myanmar�...