'The dysfunction left by the British has never been resolved. The Tatmadaw has never won victory and the need remains for solutions to ethnic, social and economic challenges that have always been political at root.' Listen to the podcast here: www.tni.org/en/article/o...

In a new series of podcasts, Martin Smith examines why decades of dysfunctional governance, human rights repression and military misrule have compounded the challenges of conflict resolution, ethnic inclusion and democratic state-building in Myanmar: www.tni.org/en/article/o...

Farmers face many challenges amidst Myanmar's turmoil. In this commentary, Kun Wood describes the devastating impact in Mon State as communities struggle to survive military misrule, conflict, land loss, poor harvests, climate change and flight of young people: www.tni.org/en/article/t...

Kachin State is rich in natural resources. But, as Lahkyen Roi explains in this new commentary, peoples and identities are under threat amidst land grabs, conflict and military misrule as destructive mining and agriculture interests rush in. Land protection is essential: www.tni.org/en/article/k...

As a flawed election nears, Su Latt Phyu analyses how the Myanmar regime is stepping up worker repression, with trade unionists arrested and youths conscripted. Military rule must end if the cycle of rights abuses, state failure and conflict are to be addressed. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

Civil war and displacement combine to drive people from Myanmar into neighbouring countries. In this commentary, Alvina describes the precarious lives of migrants in the farming industry in Yunnan Province, China, who worry if they will ever be able to return home: www.tni.org/en/article/l...

Conflict continues in Rakhine State where the Arakan Army is in wide control since the 2021 coup. The regime is seeking ethnic division, and Bangladesh wants Rohingya refugees to return. As Naing Lin argues, policies must be supported that protect human rights for all: www.tni.org/en/article/t...

In this new TNI podcast series in the Burmese language, the veteran Shan politician and journalist Khuensai Jaiyen talks about his life experiences, how he became a 'rebel', and describes his journey in the Shan Revolution: www.tni.org/my/article/h...

On the NCA's 10th anniversary, TNI is launching the Burmese version of its analysis why the accord was an instrument for state control, not ethnic peace: there was a lack of inclusion, implementation, political will and accomplishment. It was then ended by the SAC coup: www.tni.org/my/publicati...

As this ODI Global study highlights, a profound rethinking of humanitarianism is vital amid civil war in Myanmar. 'Unprecedented efforts' are underway to reimagine the state and governance, with 'indigenous sovereignty and self-determination' at its heart: odi.org/en/publicati...

On this link, Dr. Sultana Khanum, Laetitia van den Assum, TNI's Martin Smith and other specialists discuss alternative strategies at a UAI and UNA-UK workshop in advance of the UN high-level conference on Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GJ7...

Lessons must be learned by the international community. Local responders tell in this commentary how civil society groups delivered emergency relief after the earthquake last March. Meanwhile the military SAC continued to bomb civilians, including schools and hospitals: www.tni.org/en/article/a...

Now in Burmese, Sike Chan analyses in this commentary why, with limited resources, the Mon movement struggles to make advances similar to other ethnic causes against the SAC coup. www.tni.org/en/article/n...

On Mon Revolution Day, Sike Chan analyses in this commentary why the Mon movement is struggling to make advances similar to other ethnic causes against the SAC coup. With limited resources, it is difficult to organise in a civil war decided by guns rather than politics: www.tni.org/en/article/n...

In this new TNI commentary, Kira explains how Karaoke bars (KTVs), despite their controversial reputation, have become important centres for resilience and social meeting amidst the struggles in Myanmar. www.tni.org/en/article/k...

After the earthquake disaster, distrust of the SAC remains high. As Naing Lin analyses, the Arakan Army and its allies have made notable advances in resistance and self-governance since the 2021 coup, raising the question could a new 'Union of the Republics' be evolving?: www.tni.org/en/article/t...

In this poignant commentary, Alvina describes the personal toll that disaster after disaster is taking amidst military misrule, repression and conflict. The pressures on civil society are relentless. As she asks, don't people in Myanmar 'deserve to be happy like others?': www.tni.org/en/article/f...

Lahkyen Roi explains how multiple crises worsen disasters in Myanmar: from military rule and conflict to poverty and climate change. As she cautions, international actors must practise 'do no harm' principles to address earthquake suffering. The SAC must not be sustained: www.tni.org/en/article/m...

Meanwhile the struggles continue. In a new TNI commentary this week, Kun Wood explains the community sufferings behind last year's NMSP split, arguing that unity is the key answer and greatest defence for the Mon people and cause: www.tni.org/en/article/w...

Disaster follows disaster amidst conflict and military rule in Myanmar. Misinformed international aid may try to bail out the SAC regime. If so, the 'disaster loop' will continue, with the people having to survive on their own through suffering, resistance and repression: www.tni.org/en/article/t...

Amidst civil war, the Thawthi Taw-Oo Indigenous Park has been launched to protect local ways of life. As KESAN explains in a new commentary, the goal is not simply to bring communities together but to establish environmental practices and reforms into future generations: www.tni.org/en/article/t...

In a new series of TNI podcasts, veteran analyst Martin Smith reflects on the cycles of conflict and state failure in Myanmar, arguing that only political solutions will achieve peace, justice and long-needed reforms that reach to all peoples: www.tni.org/en/article/t...

On our 50th anniversary, a TNI commentary analyses why hopes and groundwork continue to grow in support of inclusive reform, political solutions and an end to military rule today, not at an uncertain time in the future: www.tni.org/en/article/c...