Council on Foreign Relations

Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland January 31, 2022

Myanmar

Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland January 31, 2022

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November 17, 2015

France

Terror in Paris and the Islamic State

Experts discuss Friday’s attacks in Paris, violent extremism in Europe, and possible connections to terrorist movements in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Event by Philip H. Gordon, Steven A. Cook, Farah Pandith, Graeme Wood, and Richard Haass

December 5, 2012

Gender

Diversifying Global Supply Chains

ISOBEL COLEMAN: Good afternoon. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us here today. I'm Isobel Coleman. I'm a senior fellow here at the Council on Foreign Relations and director of the Ci…

Event by Anabella Ruiz de Freeman, Astrid Pregel, Elizabeth Vazquez, and Isobel Coleman

September 11, 2017

Global Governance

Innovations in Global Governance

Greater resilience to nationalist rollback is most likely in arenas of global governance where national governments are less dominant. Some of the disruptors to global governance that led to innovation also promise resilience to national policy change.

Participants gather during the World Climate Change Conference 2015 at Le Bourget, France, on December 4, 2015. (Stephane Mahe/Reuters)

Report by Miles Kahler, Deborah Avant, Jason S. Pielemeier, Susanna P. Campbell, Eileen C. Donahoe, Karen Florini, Mark P. Lagon, Tim Maurer, Amol Mehra, Robert C. Orr, and Sarah Sewall International Institutions and Global Governance Program