Myanmar’s civilian opposition said Washington’s new strategy risks sidelining democracy and federalism in favor of economic interests and closer junta ties.
As ASEAN leaders prepare to meet, Myanmar’s junta has a grim history of escalating attacks on civilians around regional summits, exposing the limits of diplomatic engagement.
Thailand’s growing cooperation with Myanmar and renewed U.S. engagement could strengthen the regime’s intelligence capabilities and its ability to monitor opponents.
The ICJ will decide whether Myanmar’s 2017 crackdown on Rohingya constituted genocide, in a ruling that could have implications for S. Africa’s case against Israel.
