Myanmar: Military’s Real Weak Spot Is Economic Ineptitude – OpEd

By Zachary Abuza*

Sept. 7 marked the first anniversary of the shadow National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar’s declaration of a defensive war against the military. Few at the time gave them much hope against a well-armed and brutal military that had ruled the country for all but seven of the past 60 years. But 19 months...