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The Way Forward with Myanmar/Burma

May 24, 2013, Lex Rieffel

China and the Changing Myanmar

March 29, 2013, Yun Sun

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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Myanmar: Making the Reforms Count

February 26, 2013

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China's Intervention in the Myanmar-Kachin Peace Talks

February 20, 2013, Yun Sun

Governance, Rule of Law and Natural Resources in Indonesia and Lessons for Burma’s Transformation

February 7, 2013

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Has China Lost Myanmar?

January 15, 2013, Yun Sun

Obama in Burma

November 16, 2012, Lex Rieffel and Yun Sun

President Obama's Message to Myanmar: "We're With You and We're Watching You."

November 16, 2012, Jeffrey A. Bader

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Prospects of Political Reforms in Myanmar

November 9, 2012, Jeffrey A. Bader

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Rohingya of Burma and the Challenge of Faith

October 24, 2012, Akbar Ahmed and Harrison Akins

[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 Myanmar Economy: Tough Choices

September 2012, Lex Rieffel

Spring in Myanmar Leads to a Growing Democracy

March 7, 2012, Lex Rieffel

Understanding the U.S. Pivot to Asia

January 31, 2012

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New Balance in China-Myanmar Ties

November 3, 2011, Yun Sun

Is This a Meaningful Milestone for Myanmar/Burma?

April 5, 2011, Lex Rieffel

Exploring Civilian Protection: Community Self-Protection Strategies

October 28, 2010

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

October 5, 2010, Lex Rieffel

Myanmar/Burma

Inside Challenges, Outside Interests

2010, Lex Rieffel