In the years since Myanmar's military seized power and silenced its democratic opposition, the world has watched to see whether isolation or accommodation would follow. Now, Min Aung Hlaing — the general-turned-president who faces international legal jeopardy over the Rohingya genocide — is traveling freely across Asia, received with ceremony in New Delhi, Beijing, and Moscow, signaling that a government willing to align with authoritarian powers can construct its own legitimacy outside the Western-led international order. What unfolds in Myanmar is not merely a national story but a test of wh
Myanmar's Military Leader Charts Diplomatic Course Amid ICC Scrutiny
Rohingya Muslim minority faces persecution and ethnic cleansing; Aung San Suu Kyi remains detained; Myanmar's military coup in 2021 displaced democratic governance.