Fostering developmental guardianship: the case of Myanmar’s Tatmadaw

• Main Author: Priamarizki, Adhi
• Other Authors: A. Chong
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol University Press 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Civil-Military Relations; Tatmadaw; Myanmar Politics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166189; https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/asian-military-evolutions
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This chapter explains the return of the Tatmadaw at the helm of government in Myanmar as well as the military’s involvement in COVID–-19 management and exploitation to preserve its interests. One element that previous studies have not yet discussed to explain the phenomenon, it is argued, is the inf...