The forces of nature have the power to preserve and uncover the secrets of the past. Sandstorms and volcanic ash can bury a site, and erosion might reveal the same site millennia later. While less ...

August 8 is a date etched in blood. On this day in 1988, Myanmar’s military turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters in what is now remembered as the 8888 uprising. Although it was by no ...

More than two years after Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, the country’s conflict shows no signs of ending any time soon. The military junta and its opponents are currently locked into a ...

A hundreds-strong crowd in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against the country's prosecution for genocide, a rare public protest permitted by military authorities accused of the atrocities against the ...

Almost everyone in Myanmar wants democracy, yet few have considered what kind of democracy best aligns with the country’s political realities. Myanmar has endured decades of political instability, ...

Julie Bishop has a challenging portfolio as the newly appointed UN Special Envoy to Myanmar. Understanding the history of peacebuilding in Myanmar and mediation interventions can support her in ...

Burma is a third-world country with a long history of left-wing politics dating back to the colonial era. Unlike the rest of the world, politics in Burma was totally a battle between left-wing groups.