When Natural Disaster Strikes, the Junta Tightens Its Grip
Myanmar’s earthquake response has exposed a brutal truth: disasters aren’t just natural – they’re political. And in Myanmar, aid is being weaponised. “There’s no such thing as a natural disaster, and the disaster management community has said so many times,” Adelina Kamal, an Indonesia-based independent ASEAN analyst, said in April. Political corruption, extractivism, and systemic … Read more