# Scratching the Surface 'Scratching the Surface in Burma and beyond' by Ashley South \[and occasionally by Frank Merryfellow\]. Page: Feed: --- ## [Burma in the Balance](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/burma-in-the-balance) _2026-04-20 · Ashley South_ China calls the shots in Myanmar ## [Upland Agriculture, Early Rains and Airstrikes](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/upland-agriculture-early-rains-and) _2026-04-02 · Ashley South_ The ‘climate-conflict nexus’ in Kawthoolei ## [Network Revolution and Bottom-Up Federalism](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/network-revolution-and-bottom-up) _2025-11-24 · Ashley South_ The false ‘problem of unity’ in Burmese opposition politics ## [‘Just War’ in Myanmar](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/just-war-in-myanmar) _2025-10-25 · Ashley South_ International humanitarian law and the rights and wrongs of conflict in Burma ## [The Anti-Politics Machine](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/the-anti-politics-machine) _2025-10-19 · Ashley South_ aid & politics in Burma ## [The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, 10 years on](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/the-nationwide-ceasefire-agreement) _2025-10-18 · Ashley South_ Reader, I was there ## [Resistance Manifesto](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/resistance-manifesto) _2025-09-21 · Ashley South_ something different this week ## [Building Back Better in Burma](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/building-back-better-in-burma) _2025-09-05 · Ashley South_ What might ‘recovery’ look like ? ## [Independence and Sovereignty](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/ethnic-independence-confederationism) _2025-05-11 · Ashley South_ Beyond Myanmar? ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xFqK53GeM0Ab) _2025-05-11 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Beyond Myanmar?](https://frogmortpress.substack.com/p/post-coup-burma) _2025-05-04 · Ashley South_ Post-coup Burma