More than four years after the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government, it has announced it will hold elections in late 2025. These elections will take place amid a civil war in which neither the junta nor the various resistance forces show any sign of defeat or surrender.
In this panel discussion, co-hosted by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, researchers from the UBC Myanmar Initiative and the Knowledge for Democracy in Myanmar Initiative will share their perspectives on the recent conflict dynamics and possibilities for Myanmar’s post-conflict future.
Date: Monday, October 27, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (PDT)
Venue: Buchanan Penthouse, University of British Columbia
Speakers:
- Dr. Htet Thiha Zaw, Post-Doctoral Fellow, UBC; Fellow, UBC Myanmar Initiative
- Kai Ostwald (Moderator), HSBC Chair in Asian Research and an Associate Professor, UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs; APF Canada Senior Fellow
- Napas Thein, Inaugural Research Fellow, Myanmar Policy and Community Knowledge Hub (MyPACK), University of Toronto
- Dr. Sai Kyi Zin Soe, Research Affiliate, Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP), University of Sydney
- Hsu Myat Yadanar Thein, International Liaison Officer, School of Public Policy, Chiang Mai University
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/possibilities-for-myanmars-post-conflict-future-tickets-1842127425719
For more information: https://www.asiapacific.ca/events/possibilities-myanmars-post-conflict-future