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1. www.cambridge.org › core › booksThe Military in Burma/Myanmar: On the Longevity of Tatmadaw ...

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   Oct 29, 2021 · OVERVIEW. Burma was “quite unlike any land you know about,” so Kipling wrote. He thought it unique even if appended to India as a province. But he could not have predicted the future singular role of the military in that country, for the Tatmadaw has been, and remains, the longest-ruling military elite in modern Asia, and perhaps in the contemporary world.

2. www.aljazeera.com › features › 2021/2/2Analysis: Why is Myanmar’s military so powerful? - Al Jazeera

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   • A State ‘Born as A Military Occupation’
   • Relying on China in The International Arena
   • A Return to Democracy?

   The military has been the most powerful institution in Myanmar (formerly called Burma, until the military government changed the country’s name in 1989) since the country’s independence from Britain in 1948. General Aung San, the architect of Myanmar’s independence and the father of detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, founded the Burma Nati...

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   While the military retains a modicum of legitimacy in Myanmar, it has been condemned internationally for crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya and other ethnic minority groups. In light of Myanmar’s near pariah status in the international arena in the wake of the Rakhine State crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi increasingly relied on Beijing...

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   For now, all signs indicate that the Tatmadaw is unlikely to allow a return to democracy in Myanmar any time soon. It has pledged to hold new elections within a year and said it will respect the results of that election and transfer power to the winner. But this one-year timeline appears arbitrary and leaves open the possibility that the military w...

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2019/11/19 › books‘The Hidden History of Burma’ Traces the Vanishing of Hope

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   Nov 19, 2019 · Patricia Wall/The New York Times. Thant Myint-U has titled his reflective and illuminating new book “The Hidden History of Burma,” even though he gently suggests that the country’s past wasn ...

4. www.brookings.edu › articles › the-civil-war-inThe civil war in Myanmar: No end in sight - Brookings

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   And most observers would agree that the territories under PDF control are in less-populated rural and jungle regions, while the Burmese military still firmly holds the population centers ...

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5. www.brookings.edu › articles › myanmars-junta-doesntMyanmar’s junta doesn’t have to ‘win,’ it just has to wait

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   Jan 24, 2024 · Direct military support includes Russia’s delivery of Su-30 fighter jets and counterinsurgency training and advising. Russia has been able to support the junta despite the war in Ukraine ...

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7. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-56660483Tatmadaw: Myanmar's notoriously brutal military - BBC

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   Tatmadaw simply means "armed forces" in Burmese, but the name has become synonymous with the current military authority, given its huge power in the country and global notoriety.

8. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-55901067Myanmar: What was it like growing up under military rule? - BBC

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   Feb 2, 2021 · But this is not the first time a military coup has taken place in Myanmar, also known as Burma. In fact for many, it's reminiscent of one that took place in the late 1980s. "It kinda felt like ...

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   Is there a quick solution to Myanmar's Civil War?

   • There is no quick solution to Myanmar’s seven-and-half-decade-long civil war. The power imbalance between the Burmese military and the resistance dictates that the struggle will be prolonged and is unlikely to render the result the West would like to see.

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   Why did Kipling think Burma was unique?

   • Burma was “quite unlike any land you know about,” so Kipling wrote. He thought it unique even if appended to India as a province. But he could not have predicted the future singular role of the military in that country, for the Tatmadaw has been, and remains, the longest-ruling military elite in modern Asia, and perhaps in the contemporary world.

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   How powerful is Myanmar's military?

   • The military has been the most powerful institution in Myanmar since the country’s independence from Britain in 1948. Armed military soldiers in a car in downtown Yangon. Myanmar's military seized power and and said it will rule the country for at least one year after detaining its top political leaders [File: Stringer/Anadolu Agency]

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   Can the Burmese military eradicate PDF & EAO?

   • With the continuation of bloody violence during the civil war, the PDF and EAOs are gaining ground in the peripheries of the country, and it is unlikely that the Burmese military can eradicate these groups despite their repeated campaigns against the insurgency.

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   Will Myanmar hold a free and fair general election?

   • A separate statement on the military’s Facebook page said that the Tatmadaw, as Myanmar’s military is known in Burmese, would hold “a free and fair general election” at the end of the year and that it would “perform real multi-party democracy … with complete balance and fairness.”

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   Is there a military coup in Myanmar?

   • It's been a day since Myanmar's military launched a coup and detained Aung San Suu Kyi. But this is not the first time a military coup has taken place in Myanmar, also known as Burma. In fact for many, it's reminiscent of one that took place in the late 1980s.

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