The Hill Discovers US Policy Impacts Geopolitics. Again.
According to The Hill, Washington's existing approach to Myanmar, post-military coup, is inadvertently bolstering China's regional influence. This insight, presented as novel, conveniently omits the US's own long history of destabilizing proxy conflicts and support for authoritarian regimes across Southeast Asia when it served 'containment' strategies. One might recall the covert CIA operations
and support for various factions during the Cold War, often leading to power vacuums and resentment that Beijing has since exploited. The concern, it appears, isn’t about Myanmar’s sovereignty or human rights, but rather the wrong superpower gaining an advantage. Instead of addressing actual humanitarian crises or promoting genuine democratic transitions, The Hill and similar outlets often frame
complex international scenarios through the narrow lens of great power competition. It’s not about doing what’s right; it's about ensuring China doesn't get a leg up (or worse, access to another port), regardless of how previous US interventions might have paved the way for current strategic dilemmas. How many times must we critique the 'threat' of another nation without ever examining the
blowback from our own past policies?