Morten Hammeken is a Danish historian and editor. He writes about modern history and contemporary geopolitical developments.
Three years since a coup restored full military rule in Myanmar, armed rebels are on the offensive. The country’s civil war is often painted in terms of ethnic strife — yet the opposition forces alone uphold the hope of an inclusive democracy.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fed calls for the West to radically step up its own military spending. An arms race only increases the risk of a conflict between China and the US — a global disaster that we must do everything in our power to prevent.