An iron-fisted military policy is almost a requirement of Neoliberalism in the developing world. Maintaining centralised control of all of a country’s resources is essential for the efficient collaboration between local and global elites; it is the only way the local ruling class can retain its power. Under Neoliberalism, the level of poverty, exploitation and deprivation is simply too inhumane to not result in popular opposition. Instituting a harsh military presence, particularly in economically valuable states, can preemptively subdue any potential uprising. This is what is happening in Arakan state, and elsewhere.
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