Myanmar Economy in Tailspin, 2 Years after the Military Coup

By |2025-06-04T14:56:29-10:00February 1, 2023|Categories: Publications, Byrd, news|Tags: , , , |

Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been in an economic freefall since the failed military coup of February 2021. The coup, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has resulted in widespread conflict, unrest, and international condemnation.

Another Strategic Error from Myanmar’s Military Junta

By |2025-06-04T14:50:54-10:00July 26, 2022|Categories: Publications, Byrd, news|Tags: , , |

On Monday morning (July 25, 2022), Myanmar’s military junta released the news that they executed four political prisoners who were leaders in the movement for democracy. Social media went into over-drive expressing outrage, sorrow, and defiance against the military junta. Domestically and internationally, communities swiftly condemned the unjust execution of the democracy movement leaders.  

Kristina L. Richardson

By |2022-07-19T15:06:14-10:00September 8, 2021|Tags: , , , |

Colonel Kristina L. Richardson joined the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security in July 2021 as a Senior Service College Military Fellow.  A native of Southern California, Col.Richardson entered the Army in 1995 as a cadet at the [...]

Making the Most of It: China’s Military Wins the Covid-19 Fight in Wuhan

By |2025-05-29T10:46:28-10:00April 6, 2020|Categories: Faculty Articles, Security Nexus, Dorman|Tags: , , , , , |

Dr. David Dorman shares his perspective on “Making the Most of It: China’s Military Wins the Covid-19 Fight in Wuhan” for Security Nexus. In this Op Ed, Dorman states that “An important part of China’s domestic propaganda work since [...]

Alex S. Botardo

By |2019-07-02T15:54:59-10:00August 29, 2017|Tags: , , |

Major Botardo is currently assigned to the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS) as USINDOPACOM Foreign Area Officer, with a regional focus in Southeast Asia. He joined DKI-APCSS in August 2017 as a Military Professor [...]

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