By Aung Din [Editor’s Note: Key players will shape Burma in 2013, for better or worse. As a guest contributor to cogitASIA, Aung Din will examine their current role in Burma, and their potential impact in the coming year, in…
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Conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state: Lessons from Indonesia
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By Lynn Kuok The conflict in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh threatens to derail the country’s attempts to break with its authoritarian past and move towards a democratic future. It has, at its roots, the policies of successive Myanmar…
By the Numbers: Human Security in Southeast Asia
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Human security conditions continue to be a major concern across Southeast Asia, and this week we take a look at migrant workers, refugees, and other transnational flows of people across the region. The International Labor Organization (ILO) on January 9…
2013 Asia-Pacific Forecast: China
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By Chris Johnson & Bonnie Glaser Editor’s Note: The CSIS Asia Team is writing a series of analyses that forecasts key issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific for 2013. China experts Chris Johnson and Bonnie Glaser preview the tension in…
Whither the Pivot in 2013?
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By Mike Green Editor’s Note: The CSIS Asia Team is writing a series of analyses that forecasts key issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific for 2013. Dr. Michael J. Green opens the series by assessing the prospects for the U.S.…
The Ripple Effects of Mounting Violence in Kachin
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By Greg Poling & Kate Rustici Myanmar president Thein Sein January 2 confirmed reports that the military employed air strikes and gunship helicopters in its fight against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) near Laiza, the rebels’ capital in northeastern Myanmar.…
Video: The Dialog with Australian Professor Hugh White
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CSIS Asia strives to give space for informed views of international relations from through out the Asia Pacific. Here Southeast Asia Chair Ernie Bower discusses future Sino-American competition and potential friction in the region from the perspective of ANU Professor…
Friday Five: January 4, 2013
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In Myanmar, the government has admitted that significant military force has been utilized against the Kachin rebels in the northern part of the country. This week China understandably filed a diplomatic complaint about three bombs that were dropped into its…
The Leaderboard: Aye Maung
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Who is he? Dr. Aye Maung is chairman of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) and a member of parliament of the Union of Myanmar representing Rakhine state in western Myanmar. Although the RNDP was only formed in 2010, Aye…
The Leaderboard: Erlinda Basilio
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Who is she? Ambassador Erlinda Basilio is a career Philippines diplomat. Her posts have included Switzerland, Cuba, and Japan, and she served as ambassador to Sweden from 1997 to 2003. She was permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva…