Analysis

Myanmar’s Quest for a Federal and Democratic Future: Considerations, Constraints and Compromises

  • March 18, 2022
  • Dr. Su Mon Thazin Aung
Political stakeholders tend to view the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) as key towards achieving a parallel governance system in the medium term, and as part of a solid foundation for a long-term federal democratic solution to Myanmar’s Read more...

The 100-year-old Chinese Communist Party and the Unstable Party System of Myanmar Politics

  • August 31, 2021
  • Khin Khin Kyaw Kyee
(This article is a translation of the Burmese language version that ISP-Myanmar posted on its Facebook page on July 7, 2021) Founded in 1921, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) celebrated its centenary in July 2021 When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1992, there were speculations that the Chinese Communist Party would soon follow suit, but Read more...

အမျိုးသား ညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရအတွက် ချိတ်ဆက်ရမယ့် လမ်းကြောင်းနှစ်သွယ်

  • December 18, 2020
  • ဒေါက်တာ ဆုမွန်သဇင်အောင်
အမျိုးသား ညီညွတ်ရေးအစိုးရ စဉ်းစားချက်တွင် ပြည်ထောင်စုအဆင့် အစိုးရ ဖွဲ့စည်းရန် အတွက်သာမက ပြည်နယ်အခြေစိုက်ပါတီများနှင့် ပူးပေါင်းပြီး ပြည်နယ် တိုင်းဒေသကြီး အစိုးရ Read more...

Evolving Preference and Strategy of Tatmadaw Regarding Peace Process in Myanmar

  • February 26, 2019
  • ISP Admin
ISP-Myanmar’s briefing paper __ December Read more...

Security integration efforts in Myanmar (1945-2010): A historical overview

  • February 26, 2019
  • ISP Admin
ISP-Myanmar’s briefing paper __ December Read more...

Trust, Coordination and Accountability: strengthening civil society’s pivotal role in Myanmar

  • June 8, 2018
  • ISP Admin
News coverage from The Joint Peace Fund Website (08 JUNE 2018) “Who does Civil Society represent and Why Should We care” This was the question asked earlier this week at a forum in Yangon looking at the role of civil society In all aspects of Myanmar’s transition towards democracy, including in the peace process, civil Read more...

China’s Multi-layered Engagement Strategy and Myanmar’s Realities: The Best Fit for Beijing Policy Preferences - Report

  • February 28, 2018
  • ISP Admin
The Institute for Strategy and Policy – Myanmar’s new report “China’s Multi-layered Engagement Strategy and Myanmar’s Realities: The Best Fit for Beijing Policy Preferences” This report identifies China’s preferences toward Myanmar by exploring the various patterns of China’s recent engagement with diverse stakeholders from Myanmar (Full report) available at Amazon Kindle Read more...

NLD government to face tougher challenges in 2018

  • January 5, 2018
  • ISP Admin
This article, written by Ei Ei Toe Lwin, appears in print on the Myanmar Times in January 4, 2018 Among the many countries struggling for democracy, some succeed, some fail, while others slide back after a few measures of success Myanmar is one of these countries, which recently gained democracy through peaceful reforms and elections Read more...

Aung San Suu Kyi, a Much-Changed Icon, Evades Rohingya Accusations

  • September 20, 2017
  • ISP Admin
A version of this article appears in print on September 20, 2017, on Page A8 of the New York edition with the headline: Myanmar Leader, a Nobel Laureate, Defends Military From Rohingya Accusations Aung San Suu Kyi, a Much-Changed Icon, Evades Rohingya Accusations By RICHARD C PADDOCK and HANNAH BEECH NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Daw Aung Read more...

Lives on Loan - Report

  • July 25, 2017
  • ISP Admin
Is Yangon is an exciting place, commercial hub of the country and former capital with a large urban population While just 30 percent of the country’s people live in urban areas, a finding shows that urban poverty is (346 percent) of the population and which is higher than expected Save the Children, in collaboration with Read more...