Revolution Song: Myanmar’s unending war

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Deep in the mountains along the Thai border, a <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/04/17/the-worlds-deadliest-war-last-year-wasnt-in-ukraine?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_sh ...

A strategy approved today peels back some of the country’s constitutional pacifism; in large part that is because of its tense relationship< ...

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Arranging friendly media coverage, giving handouts to voters, stifling opposition rallies: once again the country’s ruling party has put its <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/08/22/zimbabweans-fear-the-worst-as-they-go-to-the-polls?utm_campaign=a.i ...