New Answers to Old questions : Myanmar before and after the 2021 Coup d'Etat

·  Introduction — Page 13

·         Organisation of this book — Page 19

·         Why Myanmar matters — Page 25

·  Chapter One: The relationship between the armed forces and the state — Page 29

·         The origins of the Tatmadaw — Page 30

·         The emergence of the NLD — Page 43

·         Tatmadaw–NLD accommodation — Page 47

·         The NLD in government — Page 54

·         Conclusion — Page 61

·  Chapter Two: The relationship between the centre and the periphery — Page 63

·         ‘Race’ during British colonisation — Page 65

·         Ethnic relations before independence — Page 68

·         Insurgencies in Cold War Burma — Page 71

·         Solidarity, ceasefires and co-optation — Page 74

·         The USDP and NLD years — Page 78

·         Conclusion — Page 89

·  Chapter Three: The relationship between Myanmar and the world — Page 91

·         Positive (and negative) non-alignment — Page 92

·         Foreign relations under the SLORC and SPDC — Page 95

·         Partial liberalisation under Thein Sein — Page 103

·         Aung San Suu Kyi as State Counsellor — Page 109

·         Conclusion — Page 113

·  Chapter Four: The relationship between Myanmar’s past and its future — Page 115

·         From peaceful protest to armed resistance — Page 116

·         Myanmar’s new chapter — Page 120

·         Conclusion — Page 133

·  Epilogue — Page 135

·         Stalemate — Page 136

·         Three scenarios — Page 136

·         Western disengagement, Asian fears — Page 139

·         Deeper currents — Page 142

·         A closing window of opportunity — Page 145