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‘Kawthoolei’ (homeland) in the making: Karen State and a federal democracy in Myanmar

  • Naw Show Ei Ei Tun & Naw Seablue Dah,

The Karen National Union, a non-state governing actor in Myanmar, aspires to become a self-governing unit within a possible future federal democratic union.

Beyond resistance: Who can govern in a federal Myanmar?

  • Dr Tun Aung Shwe & Dr Tania Miletic,

Myanmar’s federal future will depend on sub-state legitimacy.

The delivery of public healthcare should be a core requirement of the Myanmar military’s claim to political legitimacy

  • A/Prof Calvin Ho & Dr Phyu Phyu Thin Zaw,

A functioning public healthcare system should be a core requirement for a legitimate claim to sovereignty.

No clean exit: The Myanmar coup left business with no choice that was free of harm

  • A/Prof. Htwe Htwe Thein,

Foreign companies in Myanmar face simultaneous and often contradictory pressures that mean there’s no ‘legitimate’ exit.

China’s mediation in Myanmar: With mind and muscle

  • Dr Xuwan Ouyang,

China’s mediation in Myanmar indicates a change to China’s foreign policy away from a stated policy of ‘non-interference’.

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