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Dr Zarni


Dr Zarni ([email protected]) is research fellow on Burma at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

 

Commentaries

Change the Burmese Public Can't Believe In

Friday, October 21, 2011
While many in the West seem eager to convince themselves that real change is afoot in Burma, the country's people are not so easily fooled.

Understanding the Changes in Burma

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Recent “dramatic” changes in Burma must be measured against benchmarks that will tell us how far we've come, and how much farther we have to go.

Backing Naypyidaw Should It Respond to Public Interest

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Naypyidaw’s decision to halt Myitsone Dam project demonstrates that Burmese government responds to popular concerns and national interest, but more action should be forthcoming.

The Seven Sins of the Latest ICG Burma Report

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
In its latest report, “Myanmar: Major Reform Underway,” the International Crisis Group selectively chooses sources and material to produce a one-sided argument that significant reform is taking place in Burma.

From Revolution to Mutual Cooptation

Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The military generals in Naypyidaw and the Lady by the Lake have definitely resorted to their respective Plan Bs.

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More of the Same

Friday, January 1, 2010
Burma’s ‘living hell’ shows no signs of ending.

The Virtues of Careful Engagement

Friday, August 21, 2009
The current top-down elitist approach towards engagement is ill-conceived and woefully uninformed about how repressive regimes, left or right, civilian or military, foreign or native, change their policies and behavior.

NLD Must Own Up to its Policy Mistakes

Thursday, February 26, 2009
Burma’s opposition party must review its past policy mistakes if it hopes to help build an open, tolerant society.

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