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Why institutions, not elections, should be Myanmar’s yardstick in 2015
...This year is being marked as Myanmar’s litmus test. The country, and much of the world, will watch the November elections with anticipation. Yet more important for Myanmar than...
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Myanmar’s Armed Forces: The Case for Engagement
...Over three years since the inauguration of the civilian government, the Tatmadaw finds itself increasingly isolated politically and under scrutiny like never before from Myanmar’s burgeoning mass media and...
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Myanmar’s dams may be no show
...Myanmar urgently needs to increase its electricity generating capacity to meet ambitious economic development targets and accommodate rising power demands from new foreign and local investment projects. Yet harnessing...
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Harnessing Myanmar’s Hydropower and Negotiating Conflict
...As the country develops, Myanmar urgently needs to increase electricity generating capacity. In order to do so Naypyidaw must continue to develop the country’s hydropower sector if it hopes...
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Why Myanmar needs to ratify the Weapons Conventions
...The Myanmar government this week rejected a report of an alleged secret chemical weapons factory. Six local journalists involved in the report have been detained for questioning. Although the...
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Careful Stewardship: Managing Myanmar’s Bumpy Road Ahead
...Myanmar’s transition process has proceeded apace with significant results already achieved. However, bumps are to be expected on the road ahead which may temporarily throw Myanmar off track. Thus...
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Myanmar’s Economic Reform and Development: Prospects and Challenges
...Implementing economic reform is an imperative for Myanmar. Since the new civilian government came to power in 2011, it has undertaken a series of reform measures with varying degrees...
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Bombings in Myanmar: New Impetus for Community Engagement
...A series of recent bombings in Myanmar reveal how complex business interests can derail the peace process and put into jeopardy the country’s democratic transition. Police reports attributed the...
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Myanmar’s Mineral Resources: Boon or Bane for the Peace Process?
...As investors look to tap into new opportunities in Myanmar’s resource and mining sectors they risk undermining the fragile peace process and provoking tensions between the government and armed...
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Striking a Balance: Myanmar and the Issue of Intellectual Property Rights
...Strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights in Myanmar has the potential to act as a catalyst for economic growth, spurring foreign direct investment and in the long run...