Laying Myths About Myanmar’s 2021 Coup to Rest

he leaders of the Myanmar military have, at last, got a government and parliament that suit their interests, and they can expect that China, India, Russia and Belarus as well as some countries in the region will accept the new order. Seen from the military’s point of view, the coup in February 2021 has been a success. The once mighty National League for Democracy (NLD) has been dissolved and ceased to exist as a functioning political party. The armed resistance, which made spectacular headway in the years immediately after the coup, has been contained and is torn apart by factional infighting.