America’s Relationship with Myanmar Is Deeply Flawed

America’s Relationship with Myanmar Is Deeply Flawed

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, weaken China, and bring peace to a fractured region with historic US ties.

The war from the sky: How drone warfare is shaping the conflict in Myanmar

Methodology note ACLED counts the number of “Air/drone strike events,” rather than individual air or drone strikes. Per ACLED methodology, when several air or drone strikes hit the same location on the same day, they are coded as one Air/drone strike event in the dataset. Air or drone strikes that occur during active fighting are coded as Battle events, not as distinct Air/drone strike events.  Between March and May 2025, the author cond…