Authoritarian party stay resilient because they're cohesive. These are signs the PAP juggernaut is fraying, slowly but surely. channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore…
Scholars have noted roles of law and courts in authoritarian regimes, largely as institutions of repression (see Jothie Rajah 2021). However, role of recent crowdfunding to overcome lawsuits/repression in SG presents new & subtle tools of resistance reut.rs/39D1ZFd
(1) Some rudimentary thoughts (or questions) on the coup, from a non-Burma watcher, but a Southeast Asianist and a student of civil-military relations.
(2) Apparent that the Tatmadaw is concerned about its political position vis-a-vis the NLD. However, I think it is important to disaggregate personal vs corporate interests.
NLD won 396/476 seats in Nov 2020. This was 83% of total; than 70% in 2015. Embarrassing for Tatmadaw, who thought NLD would lose ground after 2015. Corporate reason for coup.
