Scott N. Romaniuk

Dr. Scott N. Romaniuk is a Newton International Fellow of the British Academy and a Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security at University of South Wales, and an associate professor in International Relations in the School of Diplomacy and International Affairs at Euclid University.

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Twan Mrat Naing: Ruler of Rakhine and Leader of the Arakan Army

01.24.2025 Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan

Executive Summary: Twan Mrat Naing is the leader of one of the major anti-junta ethnic factions in Myanmar, the Arakan Army (AA). Twan has pushed...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Myanmar

Peng Daxun: MNDAA Leader in Myanmar Retakes Kokang With Chinese Assistance

07.31.2024 Scott N. Romaniuk

Executive Summary: Peng Daxun leads the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), one of three major ethnic militias in Myanmar. The MNDAA, alongside the Arakan...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor China

Half a Year On, Myanmar’s Junta Appears to Have Survived Threat Posed by ‘Operation 1027’

05.30.2024 Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan

Executive Summary: Six months after three of Myanmar’s largest anti-junta militias launched a joint operation against the Tatmadaw, they have succeeded in seizing large swathes...

Publication Terrorism Monitor China

Bao Youxiang: Warlord of Largest, Pro-Junta Ethnic Militia in Myanmar Continues to Run Wa State at 75

05.21.2024 Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan

Executive Summary: Bao Youxiang is the architect of the United Wa State Army (UWSA), the armed wing of the United Wa State Party (UWSP). Bao...

Publication Militant Leadership Monitor China