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Myanmar on the Move: An Overview of Recent Developments

March 2013, Lex Rieffel

Are Aid Donors Repeating Mistakes in Myanmar?

March 16, 2013, Lex Rieffel and James Fox

Too Much, Too Soon? The Dilemma of Foreign Aid to Myanmar/Burma

March 2013, Lex Rieffel and James W. Fox

Foreign aid is not always a blessing. Countries in recent years that appear to have received too much aid too soon include Cambodia and Nepal. The record of foreign aid around the world is littered with cases of wasteful and even harmful projects and programs.

March 15, 2013, Lex Rieffel, The Irrawaddy

An Early Assessment of Foreign Aid to Myanmar

March 14, 2013

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Obama in Burma

November 16, 2012, Lex Rieffel and Yun Sun

[The Myanmar government] is making progress across the board on the political front, though on the social and economic fronts things are going slowly. But I don’t know of anybody who expected them to make the progress that they have at this point.

September 19, 2012, Lex Rieffel, Los Angeles Times

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Visits the United States: What Next?

September 17, 2012, Lex Rieffel

The Election in Burma: What Is America’s Stake?

October 5, 2010, Lex Rieffel

Sri Mulyani: Indonesia's Loss, the World's Gain

May 13, 2010, Lex Rieffel

President Obama’s Visit to Indonesia: Putting the Country on the Map

March 10, 2010, Lex Rieffel

Myanmar: Where Do We Go From Here?

August 3, 2008, Lex Rieffel and David I. Steinberg

Cyclone Nargis: Catalyst for Change in Myanmar?

May 16, 2008, Elizabeth Ferris and Lex Rieffel

Disaster in Myanmar: Key Challenges for the International Community

May 7, 2008, Lex Rieffel

Q&A on the ASEAN Summit

November 21, 2007, Lex Rieffel

The Asian Path Toward Helping Burma

November 19, 2007, Lex Rieffel and David Steinberg

Indonesia: Ten Years After the Crisis

June 28, 2007, Lex Rieffel

Why Bad Loans Are Good For Africa

February 13, 2007, Lex Rieffel

After the Tsunami, Flexible Debt Relief is Needed

January 14, 2005, Lex Rieffel

Indonesia's Quiet Revolution

September/October 2004, Lex Rieffel