In February 2021 the Myanmar military, led by General Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup d’état and government ministers and members of parliament were detained, including President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, this sparked public unrest across the country. In the coming months more than a thousand civilians were killed and thousands more detained during the subsequent police/military crackdowns, as the country’s long transition to democracy was thrust into reverse. Myanmar is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) an economic union of countries across Southeast Asia that aids cooperation in economics, politics, and security of its member states. In October 2021 ASEAN excluded General Min Aung Hlaing from a regional summit citing a lack of progress made by the military to restore peace in the country, a rare stand for a bloc that rarely interferes in the domestic politics of member states. Were ASEAN right to make this rare stand and exclude Myanmar’s military government?
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