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Myanmar’s years of living dangerously could come to a head in 2025
While South-east Asia watches distant wars, Myanmar’s civil war – an unfolding crisis with regional consequences – remains dangerously overlooked.
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Myanmar’s current state is a stark and undeniable reflection of its turmoil.
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In 2024, across Singapore and South-east Asia, conversations about world affairs seem to surface more frequently in daily life – at dinner tables, with colleagues in the office or over coffee shop chats.
A growing sense of unease about the state of the world seems to draw attention to the two major wars dominating global headlines. Ukraine and the Middle East: conflicts defined by immense casualties, superpower rivalries and the weight of historical grievances. These wars disrupt supply chains, unsettle economies and fuel fears of a fracturing global order. Small wonder they capture both public imagination and media narratives.
