NYTIMES (Richard C. Paddock) - Myanmar Junta Chief Ascends to President, Five Years After Coup
U Min Aung Hlaing’s elevation to the civilian post is the conclusion of elections in the country, which were stage managed by the military.
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - China’s Growing Role in Myanmar Conflict Raises Global Concern
While China supplies the Burma junta with modern weapons, the resistance scrambles to fight with whatever equipment they can find or make. Photo by Antonio Graceffo. Published March 27, 2026 China’s involvement in the ongoing [...]
NYTIMES (Emma Bubola and Sarah Pabst) - Government Cuts Gut the Memory of Argentina’s Dirty War
Fifty years after the military dictatorship, Argentina’s government is defunding human rights groups and promoting a revisionist account of the junta’s crimes.
NYTIMES (Richard C. Paddock) - In Myanmar, Junta Leader Eyes the Title of President
The military ruler of Myanmar, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, is expected to seek a civilian post to add a veneer of legitimacy after sham elections.
NYTIMES (Richard C. Paddock and Lauren DeCicca) - Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’
The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.