This episode of the Fulcrum Global Podcast we discuss the recent military coup in Myanmar/Burma and its domestic and international implications. How will this impact the future of Burmese democracy and geopolitical/geo-strategic tensions between the United States and China? Find out now on Fulcrum Global! Host: Sam Kessler Guests: Dr. Mark Kass and Wayland Blue Music … [Read more...] about Fulcrum Global Podcast – Episode 1 – Military Coup in Burma: Domestic and International Implications
Wayland Blue
Contributing Writer
Wayland Blue volunteers as a researcher with Shade Tree Foundation, a Thai NGO focused on aid and development in the Burmese migrant and refugee community. He also serves as a reservist with III MEF. He previously served as an active duty Marine officer in I and III MEF holding billets including platoon commander, company commander, and Battalion Logistics Officer, and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 supporting retrograde operations from RC-SW. He holds a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley and an MA in International Relations and Conflict Resolution from American Military University (AMU), which is part of the American Public University System (APUS). He can be reached at waylandblue@shadetreethailand.org
Burma and China’s Strategy Beyond the Western Pacific: Assessing Instability and Opportunity
By Wayland Blue – Contributor After many years the Chinese and Burmese relationship has reversed itself from displaying limited importance to one that has great strategic value in this current period of great power competition between the United States (U.S.) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As a result, the Indo-Pacific region has risen to prominence for U.S. … [Read more...] about Burma and China’s Strategy Beyond the Western Pacific: Assessing Instability and Opportunity
