
Dr. Shona Loong
@shonaloong
Political geography researcher/lecturer @UZH_ch | DPhil @oxfordgeography | conflict, aid politics, #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar | @shonaloong.bsky.social
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https://www.shonaloong.com/ 22-02-2022 15:54:30
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My review of Aaron Connelly & Dr. Shona Loong's excellent book, 'New Answers to Old Questions: #Myanmar Before and After the 2021 Coup d’État', is now available Contemporary Southeast Asia. You can read the full review here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/70/article…

What is #China’s role in the ongoing civil war in #Myanmar? In a recent episode of our #ChinaInTheWorld podcast with Ian Chong 莊嘉穎, Dr. Shona Loong and Moe Thuzar discuss Beijing’s pragmatic but also cautious approach to engage with Naypyidaw. Full episode: carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/china…

The latest research by Network for Human Rights Documentation-Burma finds mismanagement + weaponization of humanitarian assistance by the military junta in their briefing paper, "Beneath the Cracks." Despite the 'ceasefire,' attacks by the regime have continued across the country, killing & injuring dozens.