Publication
Jul 2009
The trial of Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burmese opposition party NLD, that opened on May 18, 2009, has for weeks been the cause of worldwide outrage. In this situation, it is easy to forget the huge potential for violence that is contained in the conflicts that are coming to a head between the central government and the ethnic minorities. Since 1989 the relative stability of the country rests on the ceasefire agreements that were negotiated with many of the armed minority groups.
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Author | Jasmin Lorch, Gerhard Will |
Series | SWP Comments |
Issue | 32 |
Publisher | Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |
Copyright | © 2009 Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) |