Taiwan is Not a Bargaining Chip: Agency and Deterrence After the Donald Trump – Xi Jinping Summit, By Wai Yan Phyi Naing, October 5, 2026, Taiwan Insights, Taiwan Research Hub, University of Nottingham. 

Myitsone Dam’s Real Price: Can Political Dignity Become a Bankable Deal in Myanmar-China Ties?, by Wai Yan Phyo Naing, 25 September 2026, Centre for Himalayan Studies, Shiv Nadar IoE, Shiv Nadar University. 

Southeast Asia’s Social Bargain is Under Strain, By Wai Yan Phyo Naing, September 13, 2026, KWENTUHAN at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs. 

Myanmar and Russia: Trust-Based Diplomacy or Transactional Partnership?, By Wai Yan Phyo Naing, September 8, 2026, KWENTUHAN at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs. 

Myanmar and Russia: A Transactional Partnership Shaped by Isolation, Arms, and Survival, August 20, 2026, Institute for Strategy and Policy - Myanmar.

Myanmar, Thailand, and the Politics of Legitimacy, By Wai Yan Phyo Naing, August 15, 2026, KWENTUHAN at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs.

Symbolic Alignment: Why the Myanmar Junta Is Expanding Its Engagement with Russia, By Wai Yan Phyo Naing, December 17, 2025, Commentary, Asia & Indo-Pacific, The Stimson Centre.

မြန်မာပြည်ပြန်ကြမှာလား – ရွှေ့ပြောင်းမြန်မာတွေဖြစ်လာဖို့ ဆွဲငင်အားနှင့် တွန်းထုတ်အား (Will they return to Burma? - The pull and push forces that make Myanmar migrants), By Wai Yan Phyo Naing, October 28, 2025, Institute for Strategy and Policy - Myanmar. 

Myanmar’s Military Leader’s Costly Diplomacy, September 30, 2025, Institute for Strategy and Policy - Myanmar.

Northern Myanmar Poses a Challenge to China’s Critical Minerals Strategy, By Wai Yan Phyo Naing and Lin Sae-phoo, May 09, 2025, The Diplomat.