by Taylor Earnhart | Mar 25, 2021 | Georgia State University
Myanmar’s military carried out a promissory coup Feb. 1, 2021 ending a brief five year run of democracy that began in 2015. A promissory coup, as described by Nancy Bermeo in On Democratic Backsliding is a modern style of coup that is done under the guise of defending...
by Iman Mohamed | Mar 24, 2021 | Georgia State University
Communication and social interactions are critical tools that can either solidify polarization or depolarize democracies at risk. Social relations inherently trickle down into the political discourse of every nation. This means that the status of these social...
by Steven Duke | Mar 23, 2021 | American University
The military coup in Myanmar on February 1st signifies a reversal of liberalization that had slowly been developing in the country since the end of the military dictatorship in 2010. However, the coup was made extremely easy due to the immense institutional power that...
by Cindy Yao | Oct 24, 2020 | University of Chicago
The National League of Democracy’s (NLD) landslide victory in Myanmar’s 2015 election seemingly marked a huge milestone for a country that had once been governed by a military junta for over five decades. This electoral victory was a culmination of a series of...
by Radhika Upadhye | Apr 22, 2019 | University of Chicago
This coming Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Myanmar is set to make a final decision on a case concerning two Reuters journalists who have been detained in the country since December of 2017. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were arrested supposedly for having obtained classified...
