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Geopolitics

ASEAN's Diplomatic Pivot in Manila: A Forced Reckoning with People's Power in Myanmar and the Perils of Geopolitical Theater

ASEAN's special envoy on Myanmar is engaging with all stakeholders, including armed resistance groups, as Southeast Asian foreign ministers prepare to discuss the worsening crisis. This desperate and inclusive diplomatic gambit is a stark admission of the bloody failure of the region's previous, compromised approach, forced by the people's righteous resistance against the illegitimate military junta.

Geopolitics

Election Over Ashes: The UN Report Exposing Myanmar's Theatre of Terror and the World's Deafening Silence

Myanmar's military intensified deliberate aerial attacks on civilian areas, including homes and schools, in the lead-up to a military-managed election, while UN investigators documented widespread war crimes including torture and sexual violence. This brutal campaign exposes the election as a cruel sham, a violent masquerade of legitimacy staged atop the bodies of the innocent to sanction a junta's bloody grip on power.