Earlier this month in Myanmar, dozens of the country’s most senior military leaders swapped their uniforms for civilian clothing. The shift is cosmetic rather than transformative, a recalibration of power that could have wide-ranging consequences for both the Southeast Asian country and its place in the world.
Min Aung Hlaing, 69, was sworn in on Friday to lead the country from the nominally civilian post of president, after roughly half a decade of ruling by diktat following his seizure of power in a military coup.
