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title: "Briefing Room: Washington Courts Myanmar Regime, And More."
description: "Washington has opened direct talks with Myanmar's junta after five years of isolation, while Houthi forces tighten a siege on Taiz and an ambush in Congo exposes Erik Prince's expanding mercenary footprint."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/briefing-room-washington-courts-myanmar-regime-and-more.md
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datePublished: 2026-10-18T01:05:27.000Z
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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Washington has opened direct talks with Myanmar's junta after five years of isolation, while Houthi forces tighten a siege on Taiz and an ambush in Congo exposes Erik Prince's expanding mercenary footprint.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/briefing-room-washington-courts-myanmar-regime-and-more/.
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