Upcoming public lecture for Claire Smith

Posted on Friday 18 September 2026

On 24 September 2026, Claire Smith will be delivering a public lecture for the Royal Society for Asian Affairs "Myanmar in Crisis: Conflict, Resistance, and the Prospects for Peace".

This lecture will provide an overview of developments since the coup, situating them within Myanmar’s longer history of contested state-building and stalled political transition. It will explore how patterns of conflict, alliance and governance are evolving across the country, and interacting with the role of powerful neighbouring states, including China, along with new players, such as Russia. The talk will conclude by considering what these dynamics might mean for Myanmar’s future and the prospects for peace and democratic change.

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