Asia-Pacific Overview: April 2026
Fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan entered a second month, rido violence peaked in the Philippines, and airstrikes in Myanmar grew deadlier.
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Su Mon
Senior Analyst, Asia-Pacific
Su Mon is an Asia-Pacific Senior Analyst at ACLED. She previously joined ACLED as Assistant Research Manager for the Southeast Asia Desk. She holds an MA in Politics and International Relations and has specialized in researching Myanmar's politics and society for over a decade.
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The recent territorial clashes within Myanmar’s Brotherhood Alliance signal a shift toward Beijing
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army has taken control of Kutkai from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army, reflecting shifting strategic dynamics.
Su Mon on the Myanmar military’s mass killing of prisoners of war
ACLED’s Asia-Pacific Senior Analyst, Su Mon, comments on the killing of prisoners of war and increasing targeting of civilians in Myanmar.
Asia-Pacific Overview: March 2026
Rising militancy between Afghanistan and Pakistan once again triggered hostilities, resistance infighting in Myanmar turned deadly, and the war in Iran has threatened wider domestic instability in Pakistan.
Asia-Pacific Overview: February 2026
Balochistan Liberation Army launched deadly suicide bombings, security forces clashed with Naxal-Maoist rebels in India, and an operation to confiscate guns in Papua New Guinea turned deadly.
Myanmar’s military elections will not lead to peace or improvement in the political crisis
The scripted victory for the USDP solidifies the military’s control under the guise of civilian rule and the political status quo five years since the coup.
Asia-Pacific Overview: January 2026
Sharif Osman Hadi’s assassination triggered nationwide unrest in Bangladesh, a large-scale border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia ended in a fragile ceasefire, and tensions flared in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
Ahead of elections, Myanmar’s military capitalizes on foreign support to divide the resistance
The military's reliance on repression, manipulation of ethnic divisions, and external partnerships will perpetuate cycles of violence and humanitarian suffering.
