Myanmar Transnational Crime and War
Antonio Graceffo Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma, is responsible for a highly intricate web of transnational crime.'' Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma,…
Portfolio on Repression of Religious and Ethnic Minorities
By Antonio Graceffo Welcome to my portfolio on the repression of religious and ethnic minorities. As a trained economic and national security analyst with a specialization in China, I have…
Transnational Crime on the China-Myanmar Border
By Antonio Graceffo On September 6, the United Wa State Party, the political arm of one of the most powerful ethnic resistance armies in Myanmar, handed over 1,207 Chinese online…
Myanmar Conflict Implications for U.S. National Security
By Antonio Graceffo China’s engagement with the Myanmar (Burma) junta has offered the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) access to another port in the Bay of Bengal, on the Indian…
Myanmar: Hope for Democracy Disappearing
By Antonio Graceffo The Civil war in Myanmar is intensifying, while hope of a democratic election is evaporating. Upon the two year anniversary of Burma’s military coup, on February 1, the…
How China Prolongs Myanmar’s Endless Internal Conflicts
By Antonio Graceffo Originally published in Jamestown Foundations, China Brief Volume: 23 Issue: 5, March 17, 2023 Introduction Since 1949, Myanmar has experienced the world’s longest ongoing armed conflict. Following…