U.S. Policy Toward Burma

U.S. Policy Toward Burma
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2010
Genre: Burma
ISBN:

U.S. Policy Toward Burma

U.S. Policy Toward Burma
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1993
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

U.S. Policy Toward Burma

U.S. Policy Toward Burma
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Myanmar/Burma

Myanmar/Burma
Author: Alexis Rieffel
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0815705050

Examines internal issues of Myanmar, also known as Burma, as well as the country's relations with its neighbors and the United States, discussing the Obama administration's policy of "pragmatic engagement," which links the removal of sanctions to implementation of greater freedom and respect of human rights. Original.

Burmese Haze

Burmese Haze
Author: Erin Murphy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2022-03-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781952636257

A play on George Orwell's famous novel, Burmese Days, Burmese Haze provides a unique--and personal--perspective on the historical events and foreign ties that shaped Myanmar and its relationship with the United States. Former intelligence analyst Erin Murphy tells the story of a remarkable political transition and subsequent collapse, taking the story beyond the headlines to explain why Myanmar and US policy toward it is where it is today. The book weaves in historical details, analysis, and memories drawn from interviews with senior US officials and tycoons, monks, activists, and antagonists.

Domestic Constraints on South Korean Foreign Policy

Domestic Constraints on South Korean Foreign Policy
Author: Scott A. Snyder
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: International relations
ISBN: 0876097336

These essays support the argument that strong and effective presidential leadership is the most important prerequisite for South Korea to sustain and project its influence abroad. That leadership should be attentive to the need for public consensus and should operate within established legislative mechanisms that ensure public accountability. The underlying structures sustaining South Korea’s foreign policy formation are generally sound; the bigger challenge is to manage domestic politics in ways that promote public confidence about the direction and accountability of presidential leadership in foreign policy.

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century

The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century
Author: Thant Myint-U
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1324003308

A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2019 A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 “An urgent book.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times During a century of colonialism, Burma was plundered for its natural resources and remade as a racial hierarchy. Over decades of dictatorship, it suffered civil war, repression, and deep poverty. Today, Burma faces a mountain of challenges: crony capitalism, exploding inequality, rising ethnonationalism, extreme racial violence, climate change, multibillion dollar criminal networks, and the power of China next door. Thant Myint-U shows how the country’s past shapes its recent and almost unbelievable attempt to create a new democracy in the heart of Asia, and helps to answer the big questions: Can this multicultural country of 55 million succeed? And what does Burma’s story really tell us about the most critical issues of our time?

Interpreting Myanmar

Interpreting Myanmar
Author: Andrew Selth
Publisher: ANU Press
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2020-12-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1760464058

Since the abortive 1988 pro-democracy uprising, Myanmar (formerly Burma) has attracted increased attention from a wide range of observers. Yet, despite all the statements, publications and documentary films made about the country over the past 32 years, it is still little known and poorly understood. It remains the subject of many myths, mysteries and misconceptions. Between 2008 and 2019, Andrew Selth clarified and explained contemporary developments in Myanmar on the Lowy Institute’s internationally acclaimed blog, The Interpreter. This collection of his 97 articles provides a fascinating and informative record of that critical period, and helps to explain many issues that remain relevant today.

Making Enemies

Making Enemies
Author: Mary Patricia Callahan
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2003
Genre: Burma
ISBN: 9780801472671

The Burmese army took political power in Burma in 1962 and has ruled the country ever since. The persistence of this government--even in the face of long-term nonviolent opposition led by activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991--has puzzled scholars. In a book relevant to current debates about democratization, Mary P. Callahan seeks to explain the extraordinary durability of the Burmese military regime. In her view, the origins of army rule are to be found in the relationship between war and state formation.Burma's colonial past had seen a large imbalance between the military and civil sectors. That imbalance was accentuated soon after formal independence by one of the earliest and most persistent covert Cold War conflicts, involving CIA-funded Kuomintang incursions across the Burmese border into the People's Republic of China. Because this raised concerns in Rangoon about the possibility of a showdown with Communist China, the Burmese Army received even more autonomy and funding to protect the integrity of the new nation-state.The military transformed itself during the late 1940s and the 1950s from a group of anticolonial guerrilla bands into the professional force that seized power in 1962. The army edged out all other state and social institutions in the competition for national power. Making Enemies draws upon Callahan's interviews with former military officers and her archival work in Burmese libraries and halls of power. Callahan's unparalleled access allows her to correct existing explanations of Burmese authoritarianism and to supply new information about the coups of 1958 and 1962.

Myanmar's Foreign Policy

Myanmar's Foreign Policy
Author: Jurgen Haacke
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Burma
ISBN: 9780415407267

This Adelphi Paper examines Myanmar's foreign policy, which is predicated on state-building and development, as well as on defending the regime's priority of establishing an enduring constitution over democratization.