Revolution Song: Myanmar’s unending war

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Campaigning for a coming election in the world’s fourth-most-populous country has been almost entirely policy-free: a good social-media presence is nearly all candidates need. As the <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/01/09/the-dwindling-of-the-panama-canal-b ...