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Military and Ethnic Conflicts in Burma
(May, 2001)


Introduction

Background
Chronology 2
Country Profile 4
Current Situation  
"Armed Conflict Profiles - Burma" 6

The Ethnic Conflict
"Ethnic Groups: Overview" 8
"Burma, Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity" 9
"Get Burma's Minorities Talking" 9
"An Overview of Burma's Ethnic Policies" 10
"The Karennis: Asserting Ethnic Identity" 14
"Roots of Vengance and Hatred" 16

The Military
"Junta Dreams or Nightmares? - Observations of Burma's Military since 1988"
18
"Burma/Myanmar: How Strong is the Military Regime?" 25
"Fatal Attraction" 26

Hope for Peace
"Endeavours of the Myanmar Armed Forces Government for National Reconsolidation" 28
"Steps Towards Peace" 30
"Burma - A Ray of Hope" 32

 


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