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Richard Horsey

Senior Advisor – International Crisis Group 

Richard Horsey is a widely published political analyst and has been a close observer of Myanmar for over 25 years. He specializes in the politics and political economy of the country, as well as armed conflict and the illicit economy. Since 2009, he has been Myanmar adviser to the International Crisis Group, and also advises a number of other organisations on political and conflict risk issues. He was formerly the Myanmar representative of the International Labour Organization (2002-2007) working to end the practice of forced labour imposed by the previous military regime. He was subsequently a senior adviser and spokesperson for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs following Cyclone Nargis. He is the author of more than a hundred reports on the country, as well as numerous articles and opinion pieces. He is a fluent Burmese speaker and holds a PhD in psychology from University College London. 

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