Abstract
The paper attempts to shift the issue of the ethnic minorities in Myanmar to centre-stage. For some time, the discussion of Myanmar politics have been largely focused on Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League of Democracy (NLD), which should not be the case because many of Myanmar's problems are connected to the ethnic minorities and can only be resolved with their cooperation and support, and not just the NLD. Myanmar has also been labeled as a ‘weak’ or ‘failed state’ but the regime remains strong. Any approach to transform Myanmar from a weak to a strong state would first require an understanding of the underlying causes of the internal conflicts in Myanmar. By describing and explaining the root and evolution of the conflict between the central government and the minority groups, this paper hopes to contribute to this understanding.
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