But they also want to keep those sanctions targeted at the generals and military-controlled entities, not the Burmese public. Washington, London, and Brussels continue their campaign to isolate the military regime and marshal international support for sanctions. The country, which has been mired in some form of civil war for over 70 years, is seeing its most serious fighting in decades. Key ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) have thrown their lot in with it. But the NUG is gearing up for a sustained and increasingly violent campaign of resistance. The junta continues its deadly crackdown on the protests, which remain mostly peaceful. But in the days since, it has become clear that the organization has little hope of implementing that consensus. The ASEAN leaders surprised their harshest critics by reaching a consensus position on next steps. Representatives of the newly formed National Unity Government (NUG), representing the ousted democratic leaders and some ethnic minority parties, were not. The country’s military chief, Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power from Myanmar’s democratically elected government on February 1, was invited to the summit. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a special leader’s summit on April 24 to discuss the escalating crisis in Myanmar. Is Myanmar Headed for Collapse or Revolution?
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