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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
    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. 

    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.

    The Road to Hell is paved with 'humanitarian interventions'
    March 2011
    Tom Reifer

    Will the outcome of the Western intervention in Libya be positive for its people? A look at history shows what came of 'good intentions' and promises in the past.

    The Return of Fascism
    December 2010
    Boris Kagarlitsky

    The logic of Russian fascists has always stood in sharp contrast to the logic and traditions of the development of the nation.

    Migrant Voices Reclaiming Migration, Development and Human Rights
    November 2010

    The official discourse on migration has sought to criminalise migrant and refugee communities, ignoring the root causes of migration and the rights of communities; the Peoples' Global Action on Migration offers an alternative approach based on human rights and inter-cultural dialogue.

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