This Evaluation Brief is a dissemination product of an independent evaluation of the European Union’s Cooperation with Myanmar.
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The world is currently undergoing a democratic recession, where democracy on a global scale is not only diminishing but has regressed to levels similar to those seen more than three decades ago [1]. Despite this trend, there has...
New analysis of the Myanmar Government’s forestry and trade data points to a multi-billion dollar illegal logging and exports black hole – indicating widespread criminality and official corruption. The Environmental Investigation...
The conviction and subsequent pardon of 155 Chinese nationals in July for illegal logging in Myanmar threw a spotlight on how massive volumes of timber stolen from the county’s precious frontier forests have been flowing...
Carlyle A. Thayer discusses the challenges in unraveling the complex web of sanctions placed against Myanmar by the US, EU and Australia.
Although a bit one sided and very optimistic, the report gives a fairly up to date and accurate account of the events leading up to the current situation.
An interesting historical perspective of US-Burma relations over the years.