Organizer: Stimson Center

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

Five years after seizing the government in a coup, Myanmar’s junta held phased elections in December 2025 and January 2026. Resistance and opposition groups have criticized the elections as illegitimate in a country still embroiled in conflict and steeped in repression.

As the military regime reshapes itself, the implications of the election for Myanmar’s political landscape and stakeholders will unfold over the next few months. How are EAO and resistance dynamics shifting in response to the elections? What will the regime transition mean for the junta’s grip on power?

Dr. Yun Sun, Senior Fellow with Stimson’s Myanmar Project, will explore these and more critical questions in two panels with experts on Myanmar.

Speakers:

• Min Zin, Executive Director, ISP-Myanmar

• Morgan Michaels, Research Fellow for Southeast Asian Security and Defence, IISS

• H.E. Moe Zaw Oo, Foreign Affairs Advisor, National Unity Government

• Moe Thuzar, Senior Fellow and Coordinator, Myanmar Studies Programme, ISEAS

• Amara Thiha, Nonresident Fellow, Stimson

• Steve Ross, Senior Fellow, Stimson

• Yun Sun, Senior Fellow, Myanmar Project; Co-Director, East Asia Program, Stimson

Registration:

To attend the event virtually, please register here.