Outside Myanmar, the 2021 coup d'état has often been portrayed as the end of a hopeful period for the country. In this Adelphi book, Aaron Connelly and Shona Loong argue that the Aung San Suu Kyi government that preceded it was a false dawn, unlikely to fulfil the international community's aspirations for a stable Myanmar.
Outside Myanmar, the 2021 coup d'état has often been portrayed as the end of a hopeful period for the country. In this Adelphi book, Aaron Connelly and Shona Loong argue that the Aung San Suu Kyi government that preceded it was a false dawn, unlikely to fulfil the international community's aspirations for a stable Myanmar.
Aaron Connelly is Senior Fellow for Southeast Asian Politics and Foreign Policy at the IISS. Based in the Singapore office, his research focuses on Indonesia, Myanmar, ASEAN, and US policy in the region. Prior to joining the IISS, Aaron was the first director of the Southeast Asia Project at the Lowy Institute in Sydney. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Fulbright scholar and visiting fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta. He is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Shona Loong is Associate Fellow for Southeast Asian Politics and Foreign Policy at the IISS. She works on the IISS Myanmar Conflict Map microsite, contributing analyses and shaping its overall direction. Shona holds a DPhil in human geography from the University of Oxford and is currently a senior scientist in political geography at the University of Zurich. Her research focuses on conflict, peacebuilding, and the politics of development in Myanmar and its borderlands.
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Authors Acknowledgements Abbreviations Maps Introduction Organisation of this book Why Myanmar matters Chapter One: The relationship between the armed forces and the state The origins of the Tatmadaw The emergence of the NLD Tatmadaw-NLD accommodation The NLD in government Conclusion Chapter Two: The relationship between the centre and the periphery 'Race' during British colonisation Ethnic relations before independence Insurgencies in Cold War Burma Solidarity, ceasefires and co-optation The USDP and NLD years Conclusion Chapter Three: The relationship between Myanmar and the world Positive (and negative) non-alignment Foreign relations under the SLORC and SPDC Partial liberalisation under Thein Sein Aung San Suu Kyi as State Counsellor Conclusion Chapter Four: The relationship between Myanmar's past and its future From peaceful protest to armed resistance Myanmar's new chapter Conclusion Epilogue Stalemate Three scenarios Western disengagement, Asian fears Deeper currents A closing window of opportunity Notes Index
Authors Acknowledgements Abbreviations Maps Introduction Organisation of this book Why Myanmar matters Chapter One: The relationship between the armed forces and the state The origins of the Tatmadaw The emergence of the NLD Tatmadaw-NLD accommodation The NLD in government Conclusion Chapter Two: The relationship between the centre and the periphery 'Race' during British colonisation Ethnic relations before independence Insurgencies in Cold War Burma Solidarity, ceasefires and co-optation The USDP and NLD years Conclusion Chapter Three: The relationship between Myanmar and the world Positive (and negative) non-alignment Foreign relations under the SLORC and SPDC Partial liberalisation under Thein Sein Aung San Suu Kyi as State Counsellor Conclusion Chapter Four: The relationship between Myanmar's past and its future From peaceful protest to armed resistance Myanmar's new chapter Conclusion Epilogue Stalemate Three scenarios Western disengagement, Asian fears Deeper currents A closing window of opportunity Notes Index
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