On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military launched a coup, ending the country’s limited political reform process. Myanmar’s people rose up against the military’s attempt to grab power and further shift the country towards heightened authoritarianism, first through peaceful means and then, when faced with brutal repression, through armed conflict.
The military junta has since plunged the country into a deadly civil war, and it has seen its political and territorial control significantly reduced. Yet, by using extreme brutality and receiving vital support from external actors, the junta has clung on to its deadly tactics of oppression and avoided total collapse.
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