A new Myanmar is emerging from conflict and climate change

Ethnic armies will not accept reimposition of centralized state

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Karen National Liberation Army troops in Myawaddy on April 15: Ethnic armies will not be so willing to give up hard-won battlefield achievements. © Reuters

Ashley South is a research fellow with the Centre for Ethnic Studies and Development at Chiang Mai University and the author of "Conflict, Complexity & Climate Change: Emergent Federal Systems and Resilience in Post-coup Myanmar."

Anti-regime forces in Myanmar have made remarkable gains over the past six months, taking control of at least 400 army bases and 50 towns across the country through coordinated attacks.

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