Research

Anyar Parliaments Beyond Uncertainties

This briefing examines the role of the Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway unit parliaments during the revolution, through a comparative study of subnational parliaments in other countries and through interviews.

Cosmetic Constitutional Amendments and the Strengthening of Authoritarianism

This briefing offers a first look at the 43 proposals to amend or add to the 2008 Constitution that the junta sent to its parliament, examining them by sector: federalism, the executive, the legislature, the judiciary, military affairs and elections.

A House Built on Sand – The Junta's Election Plan

Gerrymandering means grouping or spreading out areas of assured support so that the outcome a party needs can be shaped as desired. For the junta, it has already created conditions in which only its backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and a fe…

Mandalay Region Interim Political Arrangement

The "Mandalay Region Interim Political Arrangement" (draft) has been written with 12 chapters and will soon be adopted. The draft has been officially released so that revolutionary political forces across the country, including Mandalay revolutionary forces an…

Introducing the Arrangement for Transitional Constitution (AFTA)

As the Spring Revolution has championed "ending military dictatorship and building a federal democratic union", discussions on the constitution have been taking place since February 2021. Revolutionary forces have rejected and opposed the 2008 Constitution, co…

A Look Back at 2024

The year 2024 has been a year marked by military victories. The military regime lost two of its 14 regional military commands and suffered heavy losses along the border. and faced significant military threats in the central region. The military has used the pu…

2024 in Review – A Deepening Public Crisis

The terrorist military that illegally seized power on February 1, 2021, suffered losses on all fronts in 2024. Besides faring poorly in politics and international diplomacy, it suffered many military defeats. Military defeat became the junta's worst blow: the…

A Look Back at 2024 - Reflections Following Military Victories

It was a year that continued to see the administrative structure behind military victories. The administrative structures have become stronger, especially in the non-central regions. The Karenni State Interim Executive Council was an example, and the administr…

2024 in Review – Politics Dominated by State Strengthening and Unity Building

A look back at 2024 - The Increasingly Visible Interventions of Neighboring Countries

During 2024, the interventions of neighboring countries became more visible. China’s intervention in particular has become more visible during 2024. By the end of 2024, the movements of Thailand and India were also becoming visible.

A Look Back at 2024 - Triumphs of the Revolutionary War

With the 1027 operation, the Arakan Army (AA) began a series of offensives that included sieges of military bases and towns. On February 24, 2024, Buthidaung was attacked, and completely captured on May 18.

The fake "politics" of the military regime

The terrorist military junta issued a statement on September 26 offering the Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs) and the People's Defense Forces (PDFs) to solve political problems politically. This is the second such offer since the terrorist coup d'état on…

Typhoon Ragi: Unveils the True Nature of the Military Junta

The flash floods in Myanmar caused by Typhoon Ragi, which hit the South China Sea, had a great impact on the people in the country. There had been criticism that the flood was caused by a terrorist military junta breaking the dams under their control without i…

What happen in Buthidaung?

Since November 13, 2023, repeated clashes between the Arakan Army (AA) and the terrorist military junta have occurred in Rakhine State. During the battles, AA had occupied up to ten townships including Buthidaung, Pauktaw, Minbya, Mrauk U, Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun,…

The background of the formation of the Chin State Council

During the Spring Revolution, the Chin National Front (CNF), Political parties and parliamentarians who won the 2020 election and opposed the military group, CDM staff, strikes, civil society organizations, youth and women established the Interim Chin National…

KTLA, the Kawthoolei Government Declaration, and Kawthoolei Administration

The formation of the Kawthoolei Government, led as president by Brigadier General Saw Nerdah Bo Mya, who founded the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA) that emerged as a new Karen armed organization during the Spring Revolution, was announced in a statement dated November…

Interim Constitutions and Arrangements of Federal Units: Preparatory Laws and Responses

2023 On November 17, Sagaing MPs from Magway and Tanintharyi convened their respective parliamentary sessions and approved the Interim Constitution/Planning Preparatory Laws.