By Murray Hiebert U.S. secretary of defense Leon Panetta told Asian defense leaders meeting in Singapore June 2 that the United States is open to improving military ties with Myanmar if the country continues implementing democratic reforms and improves human…
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Myanmar’s ASEAN Coming Out Party
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By James Wallar Myanmar punctuated its emergence from isolation and pursuit of reforms by announcing its desire to Chair the 2014 Summit meetings of the Association of South East Nations (ASEAN). ASEAN (too?) quickly agreed. International scrutiny will be intense…
Myanmar @ End of January 2012
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By Rajiv Bathia This post was released in the ICRIER Wadhwani Chair India-U.S. Insight Newsletter here. Re-posted with permission. Myanmar’s Tatmadaw (military) strategists and pundits who gave the finishing touches, some two years back to their 2003 plan to bring…
Opportunity in Myanmar for U.S.-India Strategic Coordination
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By Amer Latif & Nicholas Lombardo With the recent decision by the United States to restore full diplomatic relations with Myanmar, prompted by the country’s nascent political reforms and release of political prisoners, 2012 is set to be a pivotal…
US in Southeast Asia in 2012 – Focus, Follow Through & Nurture Political Reform in Myanmar
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By Ernie Bower The biggest challenge for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2012 will be to focus and follow through. The biggest opportunity is supporting real political reform in Myanmar and thereby strengthening ASEAN. In 2011, President Obama…
Obstacles Remain to Improved U.S. Relations with Myanmar
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By Greg Poling Despite recent progress, many barriers still remain in place to improved American relations with Myanmar. Throughout her recent groundbreaking trip, Secretary Clinton emphasized that Myanmar still has a lot of work to do before U.S. sanctions can…
What Clinton Accomplished in Myanmar
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By Greg Poling For the first time since John Foster Dulles did it in 1955, a U.S. Secretary of State just wrapped up a visit to long-secluded Myanmar. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with government leaders, including President Thein…
Why Go to Myanmar?
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By Ernie Bower Why should Hillary Clinton go to Myanmar? The short answer is to encourage the best chance at real political change in a country that effectively cloistered itself under harsh military rule for nearly five decades. Myanmar,…
East Asia Summit: Next Step is Structure
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By Ernie Bower Leaders of eighteen nations from the Asia Pacific will meet in Bali, Indonesia this week for the East Asia Summit (EAS) in recognition that new regional architecture is required to ensure peace and prosperity in a region…
Two Models for Integrating Asia: A Must Win for President Obama
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By Ernie Bower There is a real competition under way to define how economic integration of Asia will proceed. The two competing models are those of the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the China-led ASEAN Plus Three — ASEAN…