The Arakan Axis: Insurgency Intensifies in Southwest Myanmar (Drake Avila – Stimson Center)

A year and a half after a sweeping offensive, the Arakan Army is poised to seize control of Rakhine State from Myanmar’s military junta. Its rapid expansion has been enabled by its extensive network across the anti-junta movement. As the Arakan Army solidifies its influence in southwest Myanmar, it now holds the leverage and power to shape the trajectory of the country’s civil war.

The Arakan Axis: Insurgency Intensifies in Southwest Myanmar • Stimson Center