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3 years on from coup, economic sanctions look unlikely to push Myanmar back to democracy

  • Written by Charmaine Willis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College
imageSanctions have failed to prevent Myanmar's military from obtaining hardware.STR/AFP via Getty Images

When Myanmar’s military seized back control of the country in February 2021 after a decade-long democratic interlude, the international community reached for a familiar tool: economic sanctions.

The coup led several countries, including the...

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