1st May 2021 Today’s update is devoted to a piece from Charles Petrie, the former UN Assistant Secretary General, UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator Myanmar (2003-2007). In November 2007, he was declared persona-non-grata by the then regime for having exposed publicly the underlying socio-economic causes of the Saffron Revolution
Phillip W. Magness aier.org Phil Magness is a Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research.He is the author of numerous works on economic history, taxation, economic inequality, the history of slavery, and education policy in the United States. This has been a year of astonishing
Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Ma Yinchu was born
30th April 2021 More and more “ordinary” people are being abducted by the regime. This coup is affecting everyone in the country, even non-revolutionary people, and public servants. They are silent heroes, each, and every one. Dr Zaw Min Aye, Medical Superintendent of Bhamo Hospital was found dead in the
19 APRIL 2021 * HON NANAIA MAHUTA Foreign Affairs Speech to the NZCC 8.30 am, 19 April 2021 “He Taniwha He Tipua, He Tipua He Taniwha – The Dragon and the Taniwha” Korihi Po, Korihi Ao E rongo e turia no Matahau No Tu te winiwini, No Tu te wanawana Tu
Clifford Smith aijac.org.au The US Biden Administration’s recent decision to provide US$150 million (A$194 million) in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) repeatedly cites concerns with how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Palestinians. The message is clear: The
rt.com A well-intentioned person who wants to change an unjust political system should keep in mind that it would be his or her personal responsibility to not be corrupted in the process, provocative thinker Jordan Peterson told RT. The Canadian intellectual, whose ideas made him an icon for conservatives
29th April 2021 Cash is in increasingly short supply and few ATMs are open and withdrawals are limited to a few dollars. There were four bomb blasts in Hakha, Chin State around 4 am this morning. Locals said that the incidents happened near the house of the Chin state military
28th April 2021 The view of Mindat shows how difficult the terrain can be for the Junta troops to assert their authority. It is why a guerrilla war could keep going for years, as it has done for 70 years, but with more intensity. Following on from the intensive firefight
Free Press ACT Party Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s speech on China has been described as just dreadful. Free Press has acquired an earlier draft of the speech. The MFAT employee who wrote it has not been seen lately, and the final version Mahuta delivered was quite different. Nonetheless, we’
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Doesn’t China have McDonald’s? I bring this up because of Thomas Friedman’s famous dictum – or wishful thinking – that countries with McDonald’s don’t go to war with each other. Of course, Friedman’s argument is more of a guideline than a rule. India and Pakistan, both
Amotz Asa-El aijac.org.au Israel emerged from yet another election on March 23 with its two-year political deadlock fully intact. In fact, the already complex plot thickened further, spotlighting two kingmakers who, despite having nothing to do with each other, might jointly write a new chapter in Israel’s
26th April 2021 The Tatmadaw has upped the destructive capability of the weapons being deployed against the civilians. It took a couple of weeks for the army and police to start getting serious about violence against the demonstrators when they realised that the demonstrations weren’t going to stop. As
Paul E. Alexander aier.org Paul E. Alexander received his bachelor’s degree in epidemiology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, a master’s degree from Oxford University, and a PhD from McMaster University’s Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact. Is there a chance to recover and
