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October 21, 2009
Essential Documents
Statement
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September 30, 2009
Podcast
Washington will now engage in direct talks with Myanmar's ruling junta while maintaining existing sanctions. CFR's Kara C. McDonald says the success of the strategy hinges on the U.S. ability to work with Myanmar's regional partners to build a multilateral consensus on how to deal with the country.
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Updated: September 29, 2009
Backgrounder
Myanmar's people continue to struggle for freedom despite having achieved independence from colonial rule almost six decades ago.
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September 28, 2009
Essential Documents
Statement
March 2009
Must Read
A report coauthored by the Emergency Assistance Team (Burma) and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, detailing the Burmese government's reluctance to provide aid relief to the victims of Cyclone Nargis in May 2008.
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December 10, 2008
Audio
Listen to First Lady Laura Bush reflect on the global state of human rights, with particular emphasis on Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Afghanistan.
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June 11, 2008
Must Read
The Burmese government failed to adequately respond to a cyclone that struck the country last week, while the world chose to respond and point out the problems within the country.
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May 25, 2008
Op-Ed
Star-Ledger
Michael Moran discusses the response to Cyclone Nargis by Myanmar’s authoritarian government, “a regime so fearful for its own survival that it would allow tens of thousands more of its citizens to perish of post-disaster disease, exposure and privations, rather than allow a willing world to come help.”
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May 15, 2008
Op-Ed
Baltimore Sun
Stewart Patrick addresses the difficult question of whether or not the UN should intervene in Myanmar and do something about the “callous indifference” that the ruling junta is showing towards its people.
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Updated: May 15, 2008
Daily Analysis
Experts warn of a humanitarian tragedy in Myanmar, but the country's government continues to block widespread access for aid workers.
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