The forces of nature have the power to preserve and uncover the secrets of the past. Sandstorms and volcanic ash can bury a site, and erosion might reveal the same site millennia later. While less ...

If World War I was allegedly fought “to make the world safe for democracy,” World War II seems to have made the world “safe” for socialism, as socialist regimes ...

August 8 is a date etched in blood. On this day in 1988, Myanmar’s military turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters in what is now remembered as the 8888 uprising. Although it was by no ...

Almost everyone in Myanmar wants democracy, yet few have considered what kind of democracy best aligns with the country’s political realities. Myanmar has endured decades of political instability, ...

Given the sorry trajectory of the country’s recent history, a peaceful and structured dissolution might be better than a forced unity. “The Union long united must be divided and long divided must be ...

On Monday President Obama made history when he became the first American president to visit Myanmar. The trip is meant to highlight his success in pushing the country’s generals to enact changes that ...

Burma is a third-world country with a long history of left-wing politics dating back to the colonial era. Unlike the rest of the world, politics in Burma was totally a battle between left-wing groups.