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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.

Blog Post

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.

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2018 Osborn Elliott Prize Luncheon and Discussion (Complete)

Asia Society honors two Reuters journalist in absentia for their coverage of Myanmar's Rohingya crisis.

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Imprisoned Reuters Reporters Win Osborn Elliott Prize for Stories on Anti-Rohingya Violence in Myanmar

The Burmese journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo led a team of Reuters reporters in Myanmar and Bangladesh who provided searing accounts of violence against the Rohingya.

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Asia Society Announces Three Finalists for 2018 Osborn Elliott Journalism Prize

Teams from Associated Press, Reuters, and Rappler recognized for "shedding light on egregious behavior by people in power against people who were largely powerless."

Blog Post

Can Buddhist Principles End Political Tribalism?

Robert Wright argues that mindfulness practice can help erode what has become of the world's biggest problems.

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Myanmar’s Rakhine State Crisis: Diplomatic Challenges for ASEAN and Australia

By Dr Melissa Crouch, University of New South Wales

The Rakhine State crisis needs to be at the front of the agenda of the Australia-ASEAN Special Summit