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When Myanmar Exported Federalism

After World War II, Burma helped design a federal constitution for Ethiopia and Eritrea, while fighting a civil war with ethnic minorities demanding...

01.05.2026 9

The Diplomat

Thurein Naing

The ‘German Connection’ in Myanmar’s Civil Wars

Heckler & Koch firearms have played an unheralded and destructive role in the civil wars that have consumed the country since its independence.

23.06.2025 10

The Diplomat

Thurein Naing

It’s Time to Move Beyond Federal Democracy in Myanmar

Given the sorry trajectory of the country's recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a forced unity.

21.02.2025 10

The Diplomat

Thurein Naing