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Why peace and land security is key to Burma's democratic future
May 2012
Tom Kramer

Analysis of the social costs of large-scale Chinese-supported rubber farms in northern Burma suggests that the future for ordinary citizens will be affected as much by the country's chosen economic path as the political reforms underway. 

Assessing Burma/Myanmar’s New Government
April 2012

Burma is in the midst of its most important period of political transition in over two decades. TNI and BCN hosted a conference to look at the challenges and opportunities in five key areas: politics, ethnic relations, the economy, social and humanitarian affairs, and the...

Burma Policy Briefings
An Excess of Democracy
February 2012
Hilary Wainwright

The philosophy and experience of radical movements in the 1960s and 70s are in several ways complementary to the ideas of the direct action movements of today. Hilary Wainwright examines the possibility of forging a new kind of political economy by learning from the best of both of them.

Civil Society Gaining Ground
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November 2011
Tom Kramer

Local organisations have adopted different strategies towards the authoritarian government in Burma. Focussing on the dynamics of civil society Tom Kramer looks into the possibilities and risks of growing international interest in engagement with these groups.

Conflict, poverty and marginalisation
July 2011
Amira Armenta

Since the 1990s, the Curvaradó and Jiguamiandó communities have specifically been the target of violence and subsequent displacement.

The Agrarian Roots of Violent Conflict
June 2011
Jun Borras
 Sietze Vellema, Fransisco Lara

Conflict in Southern Philippines is caused as much by agrarian economics and politics as ethnic and religious differences.

International community must support non‐military solutions in northern Myanmar
June 2011
TNI

Following new eruptions of violence in northern Myanmar, civil society organizations have issued a statement calling for urgent international engagement and dialogue to support non-military solutions. 

The Crime Decline & California’s Priorities in the 21st Century
June 2011
Tom Reifer

That increasing numbers of California's youth end up in prison may yield some short term perceptions of declining crime rates, but what about the long-term education deficit?

Accepting Fait Accompli
May 2011
Achin Vanaik

India should not use the Mazen-Beilin understandings of October 1995 as a base for foreign policy regarding the Israel - Palestine conflict. Any outline of parameters based on this document endorses brutality, illegality and voraciousness of colonial rule.

Book review - Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts.
May 2011
Achin Vanaik

The authors provide a remarkably comprehensive and lucidly written survey of the armed conflicts currently taking place within India.

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