Mekong: flourishing a continent Published: 5 November 2025 Water Atlas 2025 The Mekong, one of the world’s most biodiverse rivers, breathes life into vast ecosystems. Flowing through six countries, it links cultures, livelihoods, and landscapes. But as dams multiply, pollution intensifies, and currents slow, its natural rhythms break down. Areeya Tivasuradej
Military Coup in Myanmar: 38 Days Later Published: 11 March 2021 Analysis One month after the coup in Myanmar, a peaceful protest movement, including many civil servants, has grown and continues to resist the military. It is seeking to build alternative legitimate power structures, while the regime is clamping down on the protests in increasingly violent ways. What is the background of the coup, and how are the chances for a peaceful return to democracy in Myanmar? Axel Harneit-Sievers
Talking about China in Myanmar Published: 23 July 2019 Report As a direct neighbour to China, Myanmar plays a strategic role in the “Belt and Road Initiative”. In order to make this work in Myanmar’s highly fractured society, government needs to be more transparent, and parliamentarians and civil society need a greater say in the planning. Axel Harneit-Sievers
Towards a feminist foreign policy in Myanmar Published: 22 February 2019 Analysis After decades of civil war, the peace process in Myanmar remains stalled and male dominated. While international bodies support an inclusive process, national women’s networks struggle to embrace pluralism in the ethnically diverse state. Erin Kamler
Burma’s rocky path to democracy – the role of natural resources Published: 1 April 2016 Much of Myanmar’s natural resource wealth is located in ethnic areas. There are deep-rooted ethnic grievances, many of which related to the – justified – claim that past military governments have plundered what is perceived as the minorities’ own resources. Mirco Kreibich
Big Polluters, Pay up Published: 26 October 2015 As the world's poorest and most vulnerable populations suffer huge losses from climate change, the entities most responsible for the problem - the so-called "Big Polluters" - continue to reap billions in profits. This has to change. Stephen Leonard