Published Work

Aung, I. (Guest). (2026, April 7). Resisting the Regime: Women and Youth in Post-Coup Myanmar (Season 3, Episode 1) [Audio podcast episode]. In Talks4Her. Politics4Her.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3dWMvFalce82llQcjjrNcH?si=yepmt5poSo6-uwdO0kE_tg

Aung, I., & Berry, M. (2025, November 17). Extracting Rare Earths, Exploiting Frontiers: The Human Cost of the International Rare Earths Race in Myanmar. LSE Southeast Asia Blog. Retrieved from
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/seac/2025/11/17/extracting-rare-earths-exploiting-frontiers-the-human-cost-of-the-international-rare-earths-race-in-myanmar/

Aung, I. (2025, April 30). Pourquoi le Canada devrait se préoccuper de la situation en Birmanie : une crise humanitaire qui s’intensifie dans la région indopacifique. Le Rubicon. Retrieved from
https://lerubicon.org/pourquoi-le-canada-devrait-se-preoccuper-de-la-situation-en-birmanie-une-crise-humanitaire-qui-sintensifie-dans-la-region-indopacifique/

Philipson Garcia, D., True, J., Abbashar, A., Akbari, F., Asadi Zeidabadi, P., Aung, I., … Hanifah, H. (2025). Is Scholar-Activism an Oxymoron? Reflecting on the Challenges and Opportunities for Scholarly Activism or Activist Scholarship in the Politics and Gender Field – CORRIGENDUM. Politics & Gender.

Aung, I. (2025, April 8). Tenir ses promesses et répondre à la crise du Myanmar : Feuille de route pour le Canada. Le Réseau d’analyse stratégique/The Network for Strategic Analysis (RAS/NSA). Retrieved from
https://ras-nsa.ca/fr/tenir-ses-promesses-et-repondre-a-la-crise-du-myanmar-feuille-de-route-pour-le-canada/

Aung, I. (2025, April 8). Keeping Canadian Policy Promises: Addressing the Myanmar Crisis. Le Réseau d’analyse stratégique/The Network for Strategic Analysis (RAS/NSA). Retrieved from
https://ras-nsa.ca/keeping-canadian-policy-promises-addressing-the-myanmar-crisis/

Aung, I. (2025, February 21). Myanmar’s Women Freedom Fighters: In Their Own Words. One Woman Project. Retrieved from
https://www.onewomanproject.org/interviews/myanmars-women-freedom-fighters-in-their-own-words

Toomey, N., Aung, I., Berry, M., & McGavin, S. (2024, December 25). A Paradigm Shift Is Needed on Canada’s Approach to International Humanitarian Aid. The Hills Times. Retrieved from
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/12/25/a-paradigm-shift-is-needed-canadas-approach-to-international-humanitarian-aid/446157/

Aung, I. (Host). (2024, September 10). Ambassador Bob Rae: Regional and International Implications of Civil War in Myanmar (No. 21) [Audio podcast episode]. In The Expert Series. Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) Institute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwzKbnpFrEQ&t=4s

Aung, I., & Annis, E. (2024, August 12). ASEAN’s Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace, and Security (RPA WPS): Incorporated or Ignored? Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP). Retrieved from
https://medium.com/centre-for-international-and-defence-policy/aseans-regional-plan-of-action-on-women-peace-and-security-rpa-wps-incorporated-or-ignored-790e7ccaca5a

Aung, I. (2024, May 4). Opinion–Gendered Digital Repression in Myanmar’s Online Dissent. E-International Relations. Retrieved from
https://e-ir.info/2024/05/04/opinion-gendered-digital-repression-in-myanmars-online-dissent/

Aung, I. (2024, April 4). မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ စစ်အာဏာသိမ်းမှုအလွန် အဆင့်မြင့်ပညာကဏ္ဍ၊ ကြားကာလ ပညာရေးအဖွဲ့အစည်းအများ ပြုပြင်ပြောင်းလဲတိုးတက်ရမည့် အရာများ။. Tea Circle at the Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Retrieved from
https://teacirclemyanmar.com/my/education-mm/isabella-aung-myanmar-higher-education-post-coup/

Aung, I. (2023, November 13). Myanmar’s Higher Education Sector Post-Coup: Areas for Improvement in Interim Education Providers. Tea Circle at the Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Retrieved from
https://teacirclemyanmar.com/education/myanmar-higher-education-post-coup/

Aung, I. (2023, June 1). The Revolution is Female: Myanmar’s Women Fighting Against Min Aung Hlaing’s Junta. Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA). Retrieved from
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/the-revolution-is-female-myanmars-women-fighting-against-min-aung-hlaings-junta/

Aung, I. (2023). Building National Identity Through Schooling and Language Policies: Burmanization as a Diversity Management Strategy. The Student Strategy & Security Journal, 2(3), 43–49. Retrieved from
https://3sjournal.com/aung-bella-building-national-identity-through-schooling-and-language-policies-burmanization-as-a-diversity-management-strategy/

Aung, I. (2023, February 17). Double Colonization: Residential Schools in Present-Day Myanmar. Population & Security. Retrieved from
https://populationandsecurity.com/double-colonization-residential-schools-in-present-day-myanmar/

Aung, I. (2022, December 2). A Double Standard for Students at Risk? Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2022/12/02/universities-should-better-support-students-fleeing-persecution-opinion.

Aung, I. (2021, May 11). A Return to the Comfort Zone Is Not Enough: We Must Fight for Truly Inclusive Freedom. Tea Circle Oxford. Retrieved from
https://teacircleoxford.com/opinion/a-return-to-the-comfort-zone-is-not-enough-we-must-fight-for-truly-inclusive-freedom/

Aung, I. (2020). Women and Visible Minority Representation on Vancouver’s City Council [Master’s thesis, Simon Fraser University]. Summit – Institutional Repository.

Fourot, A. C., & Aung, I. (2019). Fostering Welcoming Communities in Moncton, Dieppe, and Riverview: A Report on Assets and Gaps in Newcomer Services (Rep.). Moncton, NB: Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership.

Fourot, A. C., & Aung, I. (2019). Favoriser des Communautés Accueillantes à Moncton, Dieppe et Riverview : Un rapport sur les Atouts et les Limites des Services aux Nouveaux (Rep.). Moncton, NB: Greater Moncton Local Immigration Partnership.

Aung, I. (2017). Women, Religion, and Democracy in Myanmar [Honors thesis, Linfield College]. Digital Commons at Linfield.