Myanmar Problems and new Vicissitudes in Politics

Abstract

In the twenty-first century military rule has become rare in world politics.
Now, most of the military regimes have either been turned into some form of
democracy or changed into another form of authoritarianism. Myanmar is not
exceptional in this case. The present article discusses the structure and roles of major
state institutions in the political process of Myanmar. This article also evaluates the
terms and restrictions of participation of different political actors, regime ideology,
legitimacy, and key facts of political contention and conflict. Based on these, the article
explores how the military rulers are detaching from politics and which political
vicissitudes are occurring in Myanmar. Finally, the paper proposes that the new
situation can be attributed to changing internal and external factors such as ideological
cohesion, organizational structure, personal interest, internal and external security
impacts, military’s moods and motives as well as its nature to interfere in Myanmar.