Explaining Myanmar’s Policy of Non-Alignment: An Analytic Eclecticism Approach

This article presents a theoretical explanation for Myanmar’s persistent and consistent choice of non-aligned foreign policy since independence in 1948. It focuses on exploring multiple causal factors in search for a comprehensive explanation, inspired by the analytic eclectic approach, including (1...

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Autor principal:	Sint Sint Myat
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	International relations JZ2-6530 Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only) JQ1-6651 Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only) H53
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9ef8da6194654bc08f9515c92365192e2021-11-18T22:33:43ZExplaining Myanmar’s Policy of Non-Alignment: An Analytic Eclecticism Approach1868-10341868-488210.1177/1868103421992068https://doaj.org/article/9ef8da6194654bc08f9515c92365192e2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1868103421992068https://doaj.org/toc/1868-1034https://doaj.org/toc/1868-4882This article presents a theoretical explanation for Myanmar’s persistent and consistent choice of non-aligned foreign policy since independence in 1948. It focuses on exploring multiple causal factors in search for a comprehensive explanation, inspired by the analytic eclectic approach, including (1) geopolitical factors, (2) domestic factors, and (3) ideational factors, informed by neorealist, neo-classical realist, and social constructivist insights, respectively. Being a small country surrounded by big powers during the Cold War, struggling with internal conflicts, both ethnic and ideological, and guided by the Buddhist philosophy of the middle way, the newly established government of Myanmar chose non-alignment. Successive governments went between activism and passivism in their foreign policy and maintained the stance of non-alignment. This article argues that non-alignment could be a logical choice for weak powers such as those striving to find their way amid the ever-intensifying strategic rivalry between the USA and China.Sint Sint MyatSAGE PublishingarticleInternational relationsJZ2-6530Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)JQ1-6651Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)H53ENJournal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, Vol 40 (2021)
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description	This article presents a theoretical explanation for Myanmar’s persistent and consistent choice of non-aligned foreign policy since independence in 1948. It focuses on exploring multiple causal factors in search for a comprehensive explanation, inspired by the analytic eclectic approach, including (1) geopolitical factors, (2) domestic factors, and (3) ideational factors, informed by neorealist, neo-classical realist, and social constructivist insights, respectively. Being a small country surrounded by big powers during the Cold War, struggling with internal conflicts, both ethnic and ideological, and guided by the Buddhist philosophy of the middle way, the newly established government of Myanmar chose non-alignment. Successive governments went between activism and passivism in their foreign policy and maintained the stance of non-alignment. This article argues that non-alignment could be a logical choice for weak powers such as those striving to find their way amid the ever-intensifying strategic rivalry between the USA and China.
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title	Explaining Myanmar’s Policy of Non-Alignment: An Analytic Eclecticism Approach
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Explaining Myanmar’s Policy of Non-Alignment: An Analytic Eclecticism Approach

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