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"Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and
growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the country.
The democratic opposition, fronted by the National Unity Government (NUG), but
comprising many different groups, armies, militias and individuals, has also
struggled to gain awareness, even for its substantial battlefield successes.
And perhaps most notably, the opposition’s pleas for weapons from the West to
fight against an increasingly brutal crackdown by the military junta have gone
unheeded.
The difference with the West’s response to Ukraine’s war against Russia could
not be more stark. While the two conflicts are not completely analogous, it is
nonetheless striking how much Ukraine has galvanised the international
community, while Myanmar has almost completely been ignored."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
