Cracks are showing in the Myanmar military, but is it enough?
A poster featuring Myanmar armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Dawei on May 1. Photo: Handout/Dawei Watch/AFP
The original article was written by ALLEGRA MENDELSON and KYAW HSAN HLAING on 28 MAY 2021, and can be found here: https://southeastasiaglobe.com/myanmar-military-showing-cracks/.
As soldiers defect, and rumours swirl of disgruntlement among generals past and present over the economic and political fallout of the coup, chinks seem to be appearing in the Myanmar military’s armour. But is it enough to topple this seemingly immovable institution?
