Making Sense Of Myanmar’s Coup – Analysis

By Mikael Gravers*

Early in the morning on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar armed forces (Tatmadaw) arrested President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, along with other high-ranking National League for Democracy (NLD) members. As the military staged the coup, armoured cars and soldiers guarded radio and television...