Imagining a New Myanmar: The Views of Ethnic Minority Groups

Since the Myanmar military seized power in Burma/Myanmar in a coup d’état in February 2021, People's Defense Forces (PDF) and Ethnic Revolutionary Organizations (ERO) have been fighting to remove this military regime and restore civilian government. In this context, ethnic minority leaders in the country appear determined to seize the current opportunity to propose a fundamental renegotiation of the political and governance arrangements in Myanmar, addressing the historic grievances of the ethnic minorities - and Bamar political leaders have also expressed their willingness to work with all ethnic groups.
This panel of ethnic minority leaders discussed the structure of a new Myanmar, with a particular focus on the views and expectations of the ethnic minorities. This event was held in a hybrid format on April 29, 2024, based at the Kahin Center in Ithaca, NY.