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Myanmar elections: A Violation of Human Rights?
Aung San Suu Kyi, easily the best known Burmese politician in the West, if not the world, was released from her latest episode of house arrest on Saturday, November 13, less than a week after the...
View ArticleBurma’s Stubborn State
In November 2007, Derek Mitchell and I published an essay in Foreign Affairs (“Asia’s Forgotten Crisis,” November/December 2007) arguing that U.S. policy toward Burma (renamed Myanmar by the country’s...
View ArticleMyanmar votes: why it matters
The parliamentary elections in Myanmar are due on Sunday, 8 November. These elections are important for Myanmar, her neighbours including India, and the region as a whole. They will determine whether...
View ArticleMyanmar after elections: What next?
Five days after the polls ended in Myanmar, a mixture of uncertainty and concern prevails as to which way the country will move now. This is no longer about delay in the announcement of results by...
View ArticleMyanmar: transition within transition
Myanmar’s long-term transition from the 50-year old military rule to democracy began in March 2011, with a retired general as the president. As he prepares to demit office, the short-term transition...
View ArticleSuu Kyi, more politician than icon
This is the author’s seventh article in our special series on the ASEAN Since taking power in April 2016, State Counsellor (and effectively) Premier Aung San Suu Kyi has lost much of her lustre as an...
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