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Myanmar

Sleeping dogs

Yangon-based writer Matt Schissler meditates on the complexities of inter-religious conflict resolution in Myanmar

Beyond bigotry: Unravelling ethnic violence in Rakhine

Max Beauchamp analyses ongoing conflict between Buddhists and Muslims in western Myanmar

Nuclear inspectors, welcome to the jungle?

Kalman A. Robertson and Olivia Cable argue that Myanmar should allow provisional access for inspectors to sites of potential nuclear activity

Myanmar’s arms purchases are a problem

Jacob Sommer suggests we need a clear understanding of the goals and interests of the Myanmar government

Questions about rule of law for DASSK

ANU PhD student Kristina Simion has some interesting questions about law in Burma

Myanmar’s military: Money and guns

Jacob Sommer argues that arms imports are at an all time high, fueling the heaviest fighting in decades

The politics of honorary degrees

Last week Aung San Suu Kyi told an audience at the ANU she often wondered why universities confer honorary degrees on politicians

A Burmese skater posing with his board at Nanat Taw Bridge in Yangon. Photo by Ye Aung Thu/ AFP.

Rolling with the times?

Jacqueline Menager writes about why Burma's youth may not be ready for momentous change

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo from Wikimedia commons.

Burma’s next president

Aung San Suu Kyi could become Burma's next president, says former Australian Ambassador Trevor Wilson

Myanmar’s academic ambitions

ANU postdoctoral fellow Pyone Myat Thu argues that education is the key to unlocking the country’s vast potential

On the cusp of disease transition in Myanmar

Sam Byfield and Maeve Kennedy reflect on the health consequences of a changing political and economic environment

Increasing insecurity in Myanmar

Recent bombings pose yet another threat to peace in Myanmar, writes Yola Verbruggen

Challenges for foreign investors in Myanmar

Aung Tun argues that foreign investors face big obstacles as Myanmar's transformation continues

After the bombings: 15 October in Yangon

Matt Schissler takes the pulse of the city after recent bombings and communal tension

Military can still be good state-builders for Myanmar

Erik H. Ribeiro suggests we need to pay more attention to the Tatmadaw's productive role

Sexual violence in Burma

Mark Inkey reports on how Burma hasn't signed the UN Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative

Myanmar could learn from Germany

Hunter Marston argues that Myanmar would benefit from a mixed member election system as it struggles to build its democracy

Adjusting to Myanmar’s reform mood

Former Australian Ambassador Trevor Wilson explains how the world should understand Myanmar's reforms

They cannot rest in peace

Saw Yan Naing describes the personal tragedies of Burma in 1988 and the restless souls of a lost generation

Border Patrol Police as humanitarians

Des Ball and Olivia Cable explore the response of Thailand's Border Patrol Police to recent floods in Mae Sot

Constitutional amendment for Myanmar

Melissa Crouch suggests that today's 8888 anniversary is a time to reflect on 25 years of a heroic and prolonged struggle for democracy

Thein Sein talks at Chatham House

In this report Mark Inkey summarises Myanmar President Thein Sein's only public speech in London

Protesters greet Thein Sein in Britain

Mark Inkey reports on the reception President Thein Sein received when he visited London this week

Just a lady – Part II

In this post Luke Corbin considers whether a recent Aung San Suu Kyi biopic is a failure