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.
The military's reliance on repression, manipulation of ethnic divisions, and external partnerships will perpetuate cycles of violence and humanitarian suffering.
Continuing militancy threatened the ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea saw election-related violence, and anti-corruption protests in the Philippines were widespread, but divided.
TTP attacks led to cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Chinese and Philippine vessels faced off in the South China Sea, and the Ta’ang Army in Myanmar agreed to a ceasefire.
The Arakan Army’s successes in Rakhine state advance its regional goals and provide it with strategic leverage against the military and its backers in India and China.
Rohingya militants became increasingly active in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, anti-government demonstrations turned deadly in Nepal, and mass rallies and violent demonstrations against corruption broke out in the Philippines this past month
The latest border confrontation is the deadliest escalation of violence between the two countries since 2011.
Since the 2021 coup, aerial warfare has been crucial to the conflict. This report examines the use of drones and provides insights into the strategies of the resistance and military junta.
An interview with Su Mon regarding ongoing violence and ceasefires after the Myanmar earthquake.
