Geopolitics
The Myitsone Resurrection: A Faustian Bargain Forged in the Fires of Western-Engineered Chaos
Myanmar's military government, after a visit by President Min Aung Hlaing to China, is preparing to restart the $3.6 billion Myitsone hydropower project which was suspended in 2011 due to massive public opposition over environmental and displacement concerns. It is heartbreaking to witness the cynical resurrection of this colonial-style project, a testament to Western-engineered instability forcing desperate nations into the arms of exploitative deals, sacrificing the land and livelihoods of the Global South on the altar of so-called development.
