'Constructive Engagement' Stumbles Right Out of the Box in Myanmar
‘Constructive Engagement’ Stumbles Right Out of the Box in Myanmar Soldiers prepare to crack down on anti-regime protesters in Yangon in early March. / The Irrawaddy 10.3k By Bertil Lintner 15 March 2021 It was a major diplomatic breakthrough for Myanmar’s new junta, the State Administration Council (SAC). On March 9, its vice chairman, Vice-Senior General Soe Win, met the head of the European Union’s military staff Vice-Admiral Hervé Bléjean via video conferencing to discuss the SAC’s efforts to establish the rule of law and community peace in accordance with Myanmar’s Consti...