The Diplomat

Myanmar’s Post-Earthquake Ceasefires: Empty Gestures or Prelude to Peace?

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, multiple parties to the country’s civil war declared unilateral, conditional ceasefires. While commendable, these ...
The Diplomat

After the Myanmar Earthquake, Crisis Fatigue Reaches New Depths

Poe Kyal Sin Lin, 6, sits on a piece of a collapsed wall of the Aye Thukha Community Hall in the Mahar Aung Myay Ward of Mandalay, Myanmar, on Apr. 2, 2025, several days after the devastating ...
CNN

Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance. The ...
The New York Times

Myanmar’s Election Is Derided as Fake, but the Nation’s Suffering Is All Too Real

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy by holding elections. A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor ...