Two years after the coup, Myanmar has slid into civil war
Erik Martinez Kuhonta is the director of the Institute for the Study of International Development at McGill University.
While these grim statistics serve as a reminder of the brutality of the military, known as the Tatmadaw, the notable aspect of this conflict is that the armed forces have not achieved their aim of subjugating the civilian opposition. On the contrary, the aftermath of the coup has led to a stalemate between a frustrated military unable to gain complete control of the country and a tenacious opposition that has continued to resist and thwart the junta.
The initial response to the coup included mass protests on the streets, as well as a civil disobedience movement, known as the CDM. The CDM began in Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, the day after the coup. Doctors walked out of their hospitals and refused to work. Subsequently, civil servants, teachers, railroad workers, health care workers and diplomats sought to bring the country and its economy to a standstill by refusing to return to their places of work.
In the realm of diplomacy, the National Unity Government has pushed back on numerous fronts. Crucially, it has been successful in holding onto its seat at the United Nations. With a strong show of defiance, including the three-finger salute from, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun refused to cede his seat to a representative of the junta.
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