This article by Stephen Gray for Foreign Policy discusses Burma’s faltering democratic transition and what Obama and Kerry can do to bring it back on track:
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“A successful transition would also require a resolution to the country’s continuing civil war. The state and Burma’s non-state ethnic armed groups are currently negotiating a political agreement — the nationwide ceasefire — which seeks in tandem to formally end all hostilities while formalizing a longer term process to resolve fundamental power, resource, and rights-based disagreements. To establish a sustainable peace, Burma’s old guard must recognize, at least in principle, the possibility of devolving power and resources to non-state actors within a new, possibly federal state structure.”
Learn more about avenues for international assistance in Myanmar
Read “Intercommunal Violence in Myanmar: Risks and Opportunities For International Assistance”, a report by Stephen Gray.
