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ASEAN has not lived up to its role as a regional mediator between the different stakeholders and, with its indecisiveness and divisions, has contributed to emboldening the military junta In early June 2022, a group of parliamentarians initiated an International Parliamentary Inquiry (IPI) into the global response to the crisis in Myanmar after a military coup that toppled a civilian government last February 1, 2021. A year and a half into the coup, the group found an appalling lack of international support to restoring democracy and providing humanitarian assistance to the peoples of Myanmar. Chaired by Heidi Hautala, vice president...
