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The Cost of the Coup: Myanmar Edges Toward State Collapse
Two months after the 1 February coup, Myanmar is in a deep crisis.
The military seems bent on imposing its will, using draconian tactics that are only strengthening demonstrators’ will to resist.
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International actors should stay united in urging the junta to change course.
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The 1 February coup has plunged Myanmar into political, social and economic turmoil.
Mass protests, public- and private-sector worker strikes, and the security forces’ brutal violence against the population, including the killing of at least 158 unarmed civilians on 27 March, are pushing the…