David Scott Mathieson
January 27, 2024
Rebel gains on junta forces owe more to China’s tacit support than the West’s ineffectual soft and quiet diplomacy
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army fighters, part of the Three Brotherhood Alliance, hold their flag atop a captured Myanmar army vehicle. Photo: The Kokang
Myanmar all but fell from the international conscience in 2023, with the world subsumed by the Ukraine war, conflict in the Middle East and the dumpster fire of domestic American politics Myanmar, which competed with Sudan for most neglected conflict, was further marginalized by misconceptions that its post-coup civil war had settled into a grinding post-coup stalemate.