Burma Project publications
Burma’s Ethnic Challenge: From Aspirations to Solutions
October 2013
Report - Burma Policy Briefing Series Nr 12
“Important steps have been made in national reconciliation during the past two years. But promises and ceremonies will never be enough. The long-standing aspirations of Burma’s peoples for peace and justice must find solutions during the present time of national transition.”
Access Denied: Land Rights and Ethnic Conflict in Burma
May 2013
Briefing - Burma Policy Briefing Series Nr 11
The new land and investment laws benefit large corporate investors and not small- holder farmers, especially in ethnic minority regions, and do not take into account land rights of ethnic communities.
Political Reform in Burma/Myanmar and Consequences for Ethnic Conflict
April 2013
Briefing
While there have been undeniably positive trends in Burma over the past year, these have not yet been translated into ethnic peace and justice.
The Kachin Crisis: Peace Must Prevail
March 2013
Briefing - Burma Policy Briefing Series Nr 10
As 2012 progressed, perceptions of the real nature of change under the Thein Sein government were challenged by a series of disturbing events in which serious violence and mass displacement of civilians occurred in several parts of the country.
Developing Disparity
February 2013
Report
Unless foreign direct investment in Burma's war-torn borderlands is refocused towards people-centered development, it is likely to deepen disparity between the region’s most neglected peoples and Burma's new military, business and political elite and exacerbate a decades-long civil war.
Ending 50 years of military rule
November 2012
Report
Burma has been under military rule since 1962. However, in 2011 a new political system was introduced and a new military-backed government inaugurated that has reached out to the democratic opposition and armed ethnic opposition groups seeking more autonomy. Both of these groups reject the new constitution, which seeks to entrench the army’s power.
Ethnic Peace and Political Participation
August 2012
Report
Ceasefires have been agreed; the NLD has elected representatives in the national legislatures; Western sanctions are being lifted; and the World Bank and other international agencies are returning to set up office in the country. Such developments are likely to have a defining impact on ethnic politics, which remains one of the central challenges facing the country today.
Burma at the Crossroads
June 2012
Briefing - Burma Policy Briefing Series Nr 9
The people of Burma are at a critical juncture in their struggle for democracy and ethnic reform. Decisions taken by leading parties and protagonists in the months ahead could well define the direction of national politics for many years to come.
Assessing Burma/Myanmar’s New Government
April 2012
Briefing
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 international landscape.
Financing Dispossession
February 2012
Report - Special Reports
China’s opium crop substitution programme has very little to do with providing mechanisms to decrease reliance on poppy cultivation or provide alternative livelihoods for ex-poppy growers. Financing dispossession is not development.
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