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issue:39, 22 Mar 2024

The Old Ta’ang (Palaung) “Territorial Dream”

The map presents the territories controlled or active by the Palaung State Liberation Organization/Palaung State Liberation Army (PSLO/PSLA) from 1963 to 1991, alongside the territories demanded by the ceasefire PSLO during the 1993-94 National Convention.
23 Jan 2024

Arakan Army Seized Key Bases in Northern Rakhine

Following the Operation 1027, clashes have resumed in Rakhine State, where the Arakan Army (AA) has seized control of at least 162 SAC military outposts. Significantly, nearly 40 of these SAC outposts were secured by the AA, following SAC forces’ withdrawal from their positions.
issue:37, 23 Jan 2024

Self-administration Established Following the Seizure of Laukkai

The Three Brotherhood Alliance (3BHA) and allied forces launched the Operation 1027 on October 27, 2023, and seized Laukkai, the target of the operation, on January 4, 2024. In addition, they have also seized four border gates – Chinshwehaw, Monekoe, Pang Hseng and Kyinsankyawt.
23 Jan 2024

Ta’ang (Palaung) State Dream and Territorial Expansion

The maps below depict territories controlled by the Palaung State Liberation Organization/Army (PSLO/PSLA) and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) during specific time periods. Ta'ang (Palaung) armed insurgencies started in 1963.
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ISP Multimedia Clips

16 Oct 2023

(Shorts Test) Sentencing of Former Lieutenant-General Moe Myint Tun

Following his removal from office, a Court Martial charged him and sentenced him to a 20-year term equal to a life sentence. This week’s ISP Clip No. (74) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

11 Oct 2023

Central Shift of Naypyitaw

After two and a half years since the coup, notable changes have emerged at the core of the State Administration Council’s (SAC) authoritarian center. This week’s ISP Clip No. (72) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

3 Oct 2023

Post-Coup Arson: 86,000 Homes and Buildings Destroyed

Within over two and a half years since the coup, over 86,000 houses and buildings have been torched and destroyed in more than 110 townships across Myanmar. This week’s ISP Clip No. (72) presents a fact-based analysis of this. 

25 Sep 2023

Rare Earths Mining Freeze; Chinese Market Squeeze

The temporary suspension of rare earths mining in Kachin State has had a negative impact on the Chinese market. This week’s ISP Clip No. (71) presents a fact-based analysis of this.

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Visual Explainers

issue:02, 24 May 2023
China Studies

Aligning with China’s Policy Reset: Revitalizing Trade Routes and Economic Plans in Myanmar

This discussion focuses on the development of China-Myanmar relations over a two-month period, from March to May 2023, based on the ISP Timeline on China-Myanmar relations. Recently, China has been actively advocating for a fresh reset via its ‘Neighborhood Diplomacy’ approach to Myanmar. Meanwhile, China is pursuing development of an International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC).
issue:01, 23 Mar 2023
China Studies

Post “Grand Opening” of China Emphasizing Border Security and Investment Promotion

This explainer describes significant developments in Sino-Myanmar relations based on ’China Timeline’ complied by ISP-Myanmar. Since post-COVID China’s “Grand Opening”, China has focused on promoting economic activities and combating transnational criminal activities and has met with Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) on the Sino-Myanmar border to foster closer cooperation.
29 Aug 2022

Myanmar’s Key Stakeholders and their Perceptions of Sino-Myanmar Relations – A Survey (2022)

One year after the 2021 military coup, ISP-Myanmar initiated a research survey of Myanmar’s Key Stakeholders and their Perceptions of Sino-Myanmar relations with technical support from the People’s Alliance for Credible Elections (PACE). The initiative aims to collect specific knowledge of key individuals from the Myanmar policy communities to identify similarities and differences in their views about the key factors shaping Sino-Myanmar relations.
18 Mar 2022
Conflict, Peace & Security

Myanmar’s Quest for a Federal and Democratic Future: Considerations, Constraints and Compromises

Political stakeholders tend to view the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) as key towards achieving a parallel governance system in the medium term, and as part of a solid foundation for a long-term federal democratic solution to Myanmar’s problems.
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Myanmar’s Key Stakeholders and their Perceptions of Sino-Myanmar Relations

A Survey 2022
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