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Solving the conflict in Myanmar
News, Charles Petrie, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Myanmar military has recently launched a new offensive in different parts of the country, determined to claw back territory it has steadily lost since the coup of Feb 1, 2021. These operations, though at times tactically successful, are being carried out through brute force: airstrikes, mortar attacks, and the increasing use of drones. Entire areas are being destroyed. What will follow is not liberation, but military occupation. But how viable and effective will be the administrative structures that the generals will impose to govern these shattered spaces?
Crypto's path to deep crisis is well-worn
News, Xavier Vives, Published on 05/12/2022
» Swiftly rising interest rates have punctured the cryptocurrency bubble, exposing fragility, bad governance and even fraud in many corners, most notably at the crypto exchange FTX. And FTX's spectacular collapse comes on the heels of other recent failures in the cryptosphere, such as Terra-Luna, Three Arrows Capital or Voyager Digital. No one should be surprised -- not even at how many people were surprised.
PM backs UN tack over Myanmar crisis
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to cooperate with the UN secretary-general's Special Envoy on Myanmar to seek a humanitarian solution to the ongoing conflict in Myanmar.
Is this the countdown to implosion?
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/06/2019
» The profound rifts between coalition partners over cabinet seats make political analysts believe it's unlikely the government of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will complete its four-year term. For many, the new administration is likely to last one or two years at the most.
When Asean just isn't Asean enough
News, Johanna Son, Published on 13/09/2018
» China's bullying may be the first of Asean's headaches to come to mind, but its weakest links are those that have been gnawing away at its insides -- and undermining its members' own "Asean-ness".
Spotting the next Lehman crisis
News, Jamie McGeever, Published on 13/09/2018
» As financial market participants reflect on the 10th anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse, the consensus is there will be no repeat of the near-death experience, largely because authorities simply will not allow it.