East Asia

East Asia

Ending Burma’s Conflict Cycle?

Prospects for Ethnic Peace

Peace does not just involve the government and ethnic armed opposition groups, but involves all of Burma's citizens.

The Politics of Climate change and the Global crisis

In his book Bidwai addresses the impacts of climate change and the politics of the international climate negotiations; and second, lndia as an example of an 'emerging economy' major polluter, which can potentially both aid or obstruct the fight against climate change.

Praful Bidwai at the Durban Climate conference, interview with DemocracyNow!

TNI participant(s): 
Praful Bidwai
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Praful Bidwai talks to DemocracyNow!'s Amy Goodman in Durban during the climate conference about the state of the climate negotiations.

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DemocracyNow!

Japan’s role in global water: big choice ahead

Water Justice report from World Water Week Day 5

Japanese water companies should avoid investing in for-profit water service ventures abroad, and should focus on non-profit, public-public partnerships instead.

Suu Kyi’s release far from certain

Subtitle: 
Burmese elections will be the most defining moment in Burmese politics for a generation
Authors
Author(s): 
Tom Kramer
External author(s): 
Nirmal Ghosh
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The Burmese elections will be the most defining moment in Burmese politics for a generation, but Aung San Suu Kyi's rumoured possibility of release is still uncertain.

EU-China Civil Society Forum: Climate Change Conference

Location

Gustav-Stresemann-Institut
Langer Grabenweg 68
Bonn 53175
Germany
Phone: + 49 - 228 - 81 07 0
Fax: + 49 - 228 - 81 07 198
50° 42' 14.76" N, 7° 8' 24.54" E
28 June 2010 - 30 June 2010

This conference on climate change brings together civil society from China and the EU to develop common goals and approaches to helping a shift to low carbon economies.

Cecilia Olivet

Cecilia Olivet is a political scientist who specialises in the European Union's trade and investment agenda, the international investment regime and regional integration issues.  Cecilia is Uruguayan, has a BA degree in International Relations from Universidad de la República in Uruguay and an MA in International Politics and East Asia from Warwick University, UK. In 2005, she joined TNI where she contributes to the Economic Justice, Corporate Power and Alternatives team with research, analysis, campaigning and network facilitation.

Role
Type of author: 
Staff
Role/Title: 

Project Coordinator, Economic Justice, Corporate Power and Alternatives Programme.

Expertise
Areas of expertise: 
European Union's trade and investment agenda, the international investment regime and regional integration issues
Languages spoken: 

English; Spanish

Contact
Contact details: 
e-mail: ceciliaolivet[at]tni.orgtwitter: CeOlivet
Location: 
Netherlands
52° 22' 25.6836" N, 4° 53' 27.366" E

Location

Netherlands
52° 22' 25.6836" N, 4° 53' 27.366" E

John Gittings

John Gittings is a former TNI fellow, long time Guardian foreign editor and an independent journalist specialised on China and nuclear weapon issues.

Role
Type of author: 
Contributor

China's Uighur conundrum

For years, Beijing has talked up the threat of ethnic separatism in Xinjiang. Is reality finally catching up with the story?

Until now, it has been Beijing that talked up the threat of ethnic separatism in its far north-west region of Xinjiang, while the attitude of most of the Muslim Uighur population has been one of quiet – though unhappy – acceptance of Chinese rule. But the latest outbreak of violence in the regional capital of Urumqi is unprecedented and suggests that Uighur resentment at heavy-handed Chinese policies has begun to boil over.

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