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Myanmar’s Ethnic Insurgents: UWSA, KNU and KIO
...Since the elections of 2010, Myanmar’s political landscape has changed significantly; the old military junta has officially been dissolved and a new civilian government, led by President Thein Sein,...
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Myanmar’s Ethnic Insurgents: UWSA, KNU and KIO
...Since the elections of 2010, Myanmar’s political landscape has changed significantly; the old military junta has officially been dissolved and a new civilian government, led by President Thein Sein,...
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From Sanctions to Engagement: The Need for a New Policy Towards Myanmar
...After close to two decades of sanctions against Myanmar, it is time to acknowledge that this strategy has not done much to promote positive development in Myanmar. Instead, it...
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Myanmar’s 2015 General Elections: Structure, Process, and Issues
...The second general elections since the beginning of Myanmar’s political transformation toward a multiparty democracy will take place on November 8. This year’s election will comprise all opposition parties...
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Myanmar’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
...The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) seeks to achieve a negotiated settlement between the government of Myanmar and non-state ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that paves the way for peace-building and...
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Harnessing FDI and Enabling Myanmar’s Business Environment
...As its economy opens, Myanmar needs to fully benefit from foreign investment to secure its economic growth. But while FDI inflows into Myanmar have burgeoned, a significant challenge remains...
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Suu Kyi visit demonstrates changing China–Myanmar relations
...made her first historic visit to China on 10–14 June 2015. Her visit enhanced understanding between the two parties and promoted friendly and cooperative relations between China and Myanmar....
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Myanmar’s Fragile Ceasefire
...Resolving Myanmar’s protracted civil war is the country’s defining challenge. With declarations of support signed for a National Ceasefire Agreement, there is much optimism that Myanmar is finally on...
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China’s Myanmar Policy: Dilemma or Strategic Ambiguity?
...Failure to diffuse suspicions of Chinese support for such groups and rein in local actors calls into question relations with Myanmar and China’s neighborhood policy more generally, writes Bernt Berger....
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Construction and Operation of China-Myanmar Oil & Gas Pipeline: A Geopolitical-economic Analysis
...The China-Myanmar Oil & Gas pipeline has not only brought enormous geopolitical interests for both China and Myanmar, but also changed the energy geopolitics pattern in Asia, especially in...