Conflict Resolution

February 26: Junta on the Defense - Making Sense of Myanmar in 2026

January 28, 2026

February 26, 2026 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | 223 Philosophy Hall

Nearly 80 percent of Myanmar’s territory is now either contested or controlled by anti-junta resistance groups. Aung Kyaw Moe, Deputy Minister of Human Rights for Myanmar’s pro-democracy government-in-exile, will offer an analysis of Myanmar’s rapidly evolving conflict and political landscape, explaining the advance of resistance forces over the past year.

He will discuss the regime’s recent elections, widely considered a sham to entrench junta rule. What does the electoral process mean...

February 6 Film Screening of Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar

January 28, 2026
February 6, 2026 | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | 370 Dwinelle Hall Film Screening & Discussion What happens when non-violent leaders are pushed to support armed struggle against a brutal regime in a forgotten war?

IIS is pleased to partner with the UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS), Center for Southeast Asia Studies, and...

Kenneth Boulding: National Security Through Stable Peace

Kenneth Boulding
1987

Conversations with History host Harry Kreisler interviews economist Kenneth Boulding. Professor Boulding talks about his theory of a stable peace and discusses the role of peace movements.

KEYWORDS: Theory, Peace Movements, National Security, Berkeley Graduate Lecturers.