Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Thailand’s judicial coup
...On 21 March the Constitutional Court handed down a ruling invalidating the result of the 2 February election. The move will force new elections, which the Election Commission notes...
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Court Ruling Reinforces Thailand’s Coup Culture and Augurs More Turmoil
...Thailand’s political deadlock has shifted from the streets of Bangkok to the courts. It is there that the real battle is now being played out. A March 21 ruling...
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Vietnam’s Relations with China – A Multifaceted Partnership
...Vietnam’s relationship with China is of paramount importance for its development and security. Although much outside attention is focused on the disputes between the two countries in the South...
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Negotiating Conflict to Harness Myanmar’s Hydropower
...Myanmar’s hydropower potential will be a perilous process, as seen in the controversies surrounding current planned dams along the Than lwin river (also known as Salween river) as well as...
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China’s Stakes in the Ukraine Crisis
...The crisis in the Ukraine and Russia’s intervention in the Crimea throws an important spotlight on China’s position and stakes regarding the issue. While it has refrained from openly...
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Erdoğan’s Looming Downfall
...The year 2013 was supposed to be momentous for Turkey’s strongman, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Having established himself as the single most powerful Turkish politician since Kemal Atatürk,...
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The trouble with Myanmar’s census
...Earlier this month, Myanmar celebrated Union Day, a day that marks the signing of the 1947 Panglong Agreement which aimed to unify the country’s ethnic groups. With ceasefire agreements...
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Myanmar’s dams may be no show
...Myanmar’s hydropower potential will be a perilous process, as seen in the controversies surrounding current planned dams along the Salween River as well as the geopolitically fraught and suspended Myitsone...
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Harnessing Myanmar’s Hydropower and Negotiating Conflict
...As the country develops, Myanmar urgently needs to increase electricity generating capacity. In order to do so Naypyidaw must continue to develop the country’s hydropower sector if it hopes...
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Toward Crisis Management in East Asia’s Seas
...Maritime disputes in in the East and South China Seas escalated in 2013 and remain locked in a dangerous cycle of action and reaction with the attendant danger of...