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This page displays all Asia Society content on Myanmar in reverse chronological order. For more Asia Society work on Myanmar, please visit the Asia Society Policy Institute.

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Renewed Violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State

Debra Eisenman joined VOA Asia to talk about the outbreak of conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State—between a Rakhine ethnic armed group and Myanmar’s military.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Liberalism and Democracy in Myanmar
28 Jan 2019
5:30 - 7 p.m.
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The Belt and Road Initiative – Separating Myth from Fact
02 Apr 2019
2 - 5 p.m.
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13 Fearless Predictions About Asia in 2019

Members of the Asia Society family tell us what they think is going to happen next year.
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Australia and a region in the making

By Greg Earl, Editor, Asia Briefing and Disruptive Asia, Asia Society Australia

Australia can’t turn away from the challenges and shouldn’t miss the opportunities that such a diverse region as South-East Asia will keep presenting.
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Enhancing the rule of law in Asia: the Australian role

By Shamim Razavi, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Just as the New Columbo Plan has emphasised learning from Asia, so our development of the rule of law can also stimulate our own learning - learning how to better read and engage with Asia.
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The leapfrog generation: Australia’s cyber diplomacy dilemma

By Aim Sinpeng, Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Department of Government and International Relations & Co-Founder of Sydney Cyber Security Network, University of Sydney

How Australia chooses to engage with the region on social media regulation will test the limits of its global commitment to promoting a free and secure cyberspace.
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Reversing the boats: a humane response to a regional dilemma

By Savitri Taylor, Associate Professor Law School, La Trobe University

What would a humanitarian asylum seeker policy look like?
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The United States, China, And Southeast Asia: Can ASEAN Find a New Strategic Equilibrium?

Kevin Rudd's speech to the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia.
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Disruptive Asia (Volume Two)

Throughout 2018, Disruptive Asia focuses on the ASEAN region and Australia's relations with its South-East Asian neighbours
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Executive Briefing | Ambassador Jane Duke

Ambassador Jane Duke updated guests on what's next for Australia and ASEAN.
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Will Growing International Criticism Impact Situation in Myanmar?

ASPI's Debra Eisenman on whether Myanmar’s military leaders should be charged for crimes against humanity.
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Issue Paper: Addressing Myanmar’s Challenges Will Require Engagement, Not Sanctions

Asia Society Policy Institute issues a new paper highlighting the challenges and opportunities facing Myanmar, and how the West should engage the country.
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Asia Briefing: Myanmar Up Close (Complete)

Derek Mitchell and Debra Eisenman discuss the country's ongoing challenges.
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What Facebook Does — And Doesn't — Tell Us About Myanmar

Rather than help the isolated Southeast Asian country solve its problems, the social network has instead amplified them. But Myanmar's challenges go far beyond Facebook.
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Reconciling Expectations With Reality in a Transitioning Myanmar

In this ASPI issue paper, Debra Eisenman analyzes five critical challenges facing Myanmar in 2018.
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Two years in power - Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's transition

On Monday we had the pleasure to listen to Amb. Paul Seger and SRF Correspondent Karin Wenger discuss the current state of Myanmar. Having presented the developments by both a diplomat and a journalist, we got to listen to a wide range of views and thoughts.
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'We Don't Know Why Aung San Suu Kyi Hasn't Said Anything' About the Rohingya

Two Burmese journalists explain why the democracy icon and de facto head of state has said so little about Myanmar's persecuted minority.