Derek Mitchell
Senior advisor in CSIS's Asia program and former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar with extensive experience in Myanmar policy and regional diplomacy.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 1h 48min
135 - Is China the Kingmaker in Myanmar’s Civil War?
Steve Ross, Stimson Center expert on Myanmar crises; Jason Tower, analyst of illicit economies; Derek Mitchell, former U.S. ambassador and Asia policy advisor; Zachary Abuza, Southeast Asia security scholar. They probe China’s evolving pressure after Operation 1027. They discuss shifting frontlines, narcotics-and-scam war economies, Beijing’s hedging to secure access, and bleak prospects for a unified Myanmar.
