Amitav Acharya is distinguished professor of international relations at American University in Washington, and author of "Tragic Nation Burma: Why and How Democracy Failed."
Hopes of imminent defeat of regime may be optimistic but resistance is making gains

Myanmar junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. © Reuters
Amitav Acharya is distinguished professor of international relations at American University in Washington, and author of "Tragic Nation Burma: Why and How Democracy Failed."