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Peacebuilding's persistent failures aren't implementation problems - they're structural. Drawing on over a decade of experience in Burma, this paper argues that the sector is organized like a broken market: chronic underinvestment, distorted demand, and weak evidence loops undermine even the best practitioners.

As Myanmar’s conflict drags on, the resistance faces a crucial test: can it build effective governance under fire? Billy Ford explores how on-going reforms within the NUG and emerging federal units could strengthen legitimacy, improve performance, and lay the groundwork for a future federal democracy.

Andrew Wells-Dang, Linh Nguyen and Brian Harding discuss the Thai-Cambodia border dispute and what it tells us about the strengths and weaknesses of conflict resolution capacity within Southeast Asia.