It is impalpable because the military functions like a “state within a state,” Marco Bünte, political analyst and Myanmar expert at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, told DW. This created a strong linkage between the military and the state. This resulted in a further deepening of the network involving the military, the state and the economy. Looking at Myanmar, Bünte noted, “Deviation or diversity of voices is seen as a weakness. It is impalpable because the military functions like a “state within a state,” Marco Bünte, political analyst and Myanmar expert at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, told DW.

Source: Egypt Independent February 12, 2021 13:18 UTC