In this policy paper, Andrew Selth unpacks the intricate historical legacy of Myanmar after independence, under the past decade’s quasi-civilian government under Aung Sang Suu Kyi, and up until this year’s military takeover and ongoing crackdown on civil disobedience. Since independence in 1948, Myanmar’s intelligence services have played a large role across multiple functions within government and society, ranging from human intelligence gathering to preserving national unity and sovereignty, to the extent that observers have called the intelligence apparatus “an invisible government.” The February coup d’état this year only further demonstrated the forefront position of intelligence services in Burmese politics.
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