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Table of Contents| Internet Resources| General Information| Economic Aspects| Foreign Policy/Relations| Nuclear Aspects| Politics and Government| Security and Defense| South China Sea / Spratly Islands| Brunei| Burma| Cambodia| Indonesia| Laos| Malaysia| Philippines| Singapore| Thailand| Vietnam| ]Becka, Jan. Historical Dictionary of Myanmar. Metuchen, NJ, Scarecrow Press, 1995. 327 p.
Book call no.: 959.1003 B393h
Burma: The Challenge of Change in a Divided Society, edited by Peter Carey and foreward by Aung San Suu Kyi. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1997. 254 p.
Book call no.: 320.9591 B962
Cox, Christopher. Chasing the Dragon: Into the Heart of the Golden Triangle. New York, Henry Holt & Co, 1996. 336 p.
Book call no.: 959.1 C877c
United States. Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. Burma (Myanmar) Country Handbook. Quantico, VA, [The Activity], 1997. 1 v. (various pagings).
Doc. call no.: M-U 44153-34
Christopher, Michael. Reflections on a Visit to Burma. Asian Survey 37:540-549 June 1997.
Davis, Anthony. Burma: The Country that Won't Kick the Habit. Jane's Intelligence Review 10:26-31 March 1998.
Rangoon denies that the Union of Myanmar is a "narco-state", but the mutually beneficial relationship between the junta and the narco-barons, combined with a creeping criminalization of the country's economy, suggests otherwise.
Guyot, James. Burma in 1997: From Empire to ASEAN. Asian Survey 38:190-195 February 1998.
Guyot, James F. Burma in 1996: One Economy, Two Polities. Asian Survey 37:188-193 February 1997.
Southeast Asian Affairs 1997
. Singapore, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, [annual]. 374 p.Davis, Anthony. Burma: The Country that Won't Kick the Habit. Jane's Intelligence Review 10:26-31 March 1998.
Rangoon denies that the Union of Myanmar is a "narco-state", but the mutually beneficial relationship between the junta and the narco-barons, combined with a creeping criminalization of the country's economy, suggests otherwise.
Maung, Mya. Burma's Economic Performance under Military Rule: An Assessment. Asian Survey 37:503-524 June 1997.
Writer, Rashna. Myanmar Teeters on the Brink of a Return to the Regional Economic Fold, but Without Concession. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 24:10+ September 1996.
Suwana-adth, Surapong (Col, Royal Thai Army). United States Policy Toward Myanmar (Burma). Fort Leavenworth, KS, Army Command and General Staff College, June 1994. 124 p.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42022 S9671u
Ashton, William. Burma Receives Advances from its Silent Suitors in Singapore. Jane's Intelligence Review 10:32-34 March 1998.
Banerjee, Dipankar. Myanmar and Indian Security Concerns. Strategic Analysis 19:691-705 August 1996.
Kooroshy, Javad and Siemers Guenter. Iran and Myanmar: Limits to American Policy on Asia. Aussenpolitik 47, No.4:389-398 1996.
Lintner, Bertil. Narcopolitics in Burma. Current History 95:432-437 December 1996.
Political change in Burma appears to depend on when, if ever, ASEAN starts to pay less attention to geopolitical security concerns and economic gains than to human rights and the rapid proliferation of narcotics in the region.
Malik, J. Mohan. Myanmar's Role in Regional Security: Pawn or Pivot? Contemporary Southeast Asia 19:52-73 June 1997.
Examines the dilemmas and challenges facing Myanmar by analyzing its changing relationships with China, India, and ASEAN; also offers a prognosis of Myanmar's policy options, given the country's place in China's grand strategy for the twenty-first century.
Malik, Mohan. Burma Slides Under China's Shadow. Jane's Intelligence Review 9:319-322 July 1997.
Merrill, Kay. A Closer Look at Sino-Burmese Military Links. Jane's Intelligence Review 9:323 July 1997.
Saul, John Ralston. How the West Pampers SLORC. World Press Review 44:47-48 August 1997.
Seekins, Donald M. Burma-China Relations: Playing with Fire. Asian Survey 37:525-539 June 1997.
Selth, Andrew. Burma and the Strategic Competition between China and India. Journal of Strategic Studies 19:213-230 June 1996.
Silverstein, Ken. A Kinder, Gentler Burma. Washington Monthly 30:28-31 May 1998.
"For the right price, Washington lobbyists can put a positive face on the most oppressive foreign junta."
U. S. Imposes Ban on New Investment in Burma; E.U, ASEAN Fail to Follow.
Foreign Policy Bulletin 8:102-107 July-August 1997.Wiedemann, Kent. U. S. Policy Toward Burma U.S. Department of State Dispatch 7:290-292 June 3 1996.
Writer, Rashna. Myanmar Teeters on the Brink of a Return to the Regional Economic Fold, but Without Concession. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 24:10+ September 1996.
The Politics of Elections in Southeast Asia
, edited by R. H. Taylor. New York, Cambridge University Press. 256 p. (Woodrow Wilson Center series)Alamgir, Jalal. Against the Current: The Survival of Authoritarianism in Burma. Pacific Affairs 70:333-350 Fall 1997.
Bryant, Raymond. The Greening of Burma: Political Rhetoric or Sustainable Development? Pacific Affairs 69:341-359 Fall 1996.
Argues that Burma's rulers have embraced the concept of sustainable development in the belief that such a strategy holds important political benefits, rather than as a result of concern about environmental degradation per se.
Carey, Peter. From Burma to Myanmar: Military Rule and the Struggle for Democracy. Conflict Studies No. 304:Entire issue November-December 1997.
Davis, Anthony. Burma: The Country that Won't Kick the Habit. Jane's Intelligence Review 10:26-31 March 1998.
Rangoon denies that the Union of Myanmar is a "narco-state", but the mutually beneficial relationship between the junta and the narco-barons, combined with a creeping criminalization of the country's economy, suggests otherwise.
Ghosh, Amitav. Burma. New Yorker 72:38-54 August 12, 1996.
Biographical profile of Aung San Suu Kyi, with commentary on Burma's history and present political situation.
Khosla, I. P. Myanmar: Cohesion and Liberalism. Strategic Analysis 21:1639-1669 February 1998.
Lintner, Bertil. Narcopolitics in Burma. Current History 95:432-437 December 1996.
Political change in Burma appears to depend on when, if ever, ASEAN starts to pay less attention to geopolitical security concerns and economic gains than to human rights and the rapid proliferation of narcotics in the region.
Lintner, Bertil. Velvet Glove. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:18-22 May 7, 1998.
A new generation of officers has quietly come to power in Rangoon. They're more sophisticated than their elders--and may be even more dangerous to their foes.
Selth, Andrew. Can Burma's Military Regime Survive? Australian Quarterly 68:59-67 Spring 1996.
Silverstein, Josef. The Idea of Freedom in Burma and the Political Thought of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Pacific Affairs 69:211-228 Summer 1996.
Taylor, Robert H. Myanmar: Army Politics and the Prospects for Democratization. Asian Affairs 29:3-12 February 1998.
Selth, Andrew. The Burma Air Force. Canberra, Australia, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, 1997. 38 p.
Book call no.: 358.4009591 S468b
Selth, Andrew. The Burma Navy. Canberra, Australia, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, 1997. 25 p.
Book call no.: 359.009591 S468b
Selth, Andrew. Burma's Arms Procurement Programme. Canberra, Australia, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, 1995. 49 p.
Book call no.: 355.809591 S468b
Selth, Andrew. Burma's Defence Expenditure and Arms Industries. Canberra, Australia, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, August 1997. 29 p. (SDSC Working Paper, no. 309)
Selth, Andrew. Burma's Intelligence Apparatus. Canberra, Australia, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, 1997. 48 p.
Book call no.: 355.3432095951 S468b
Ashton, William. Myanmar: Foreign Military Training a Mixed Blessing. Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter 24:10-11 February-March 1998.
After a long period of isolation, Myanmar's armed forces appear again to be receiving a wide range of military training from other countries. While in some respects this is not unexpected, the nature of this instruction, and in some cases its sources, introduce several potentially destabilizing elements into the region.
Ashton, William. Myanmar: The Armed Forces Expand. Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter 23:33-34 January 1997.
Ball, Desmond. SIGINT Strengths Form a Vital Part of Burma's Military Muscle. Jane's Intelligence Review 10:35-41 March 1998.
Kartha, Tara. Narcotics and Weapons: The Case of Myanmar. Strategic Analysis 19:393-411 June 1996.
Lintner, Bertil. Velvet Glove. Far Eastern Economic Review 161:18-22 May 7, 1998.
A new generation of officers has quietly come to power in Rangoon. They're more sophisticated than their elders--and may be even more dangerous to their foes.
Selth, Andrew. Burma and Exotic Weapons. Strategic Analysis 19:413-433 June 1996.
Selth, Andrew. Can Burma's Military Regime Survive? Australian Quarterly 68:59-67 Spring 1996.
Selth, Andrew. The Myanmar Army Since 1988: Acquisitions and Adjustments. Contemporary Southeast Asia 17:237-264 December 1995.
Selth, Andrew. Transforming the Tatmadaw: The Burmese Armed Forces since 1988. Canberra, Australia, Australian National University, 1996. 207 p. (Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No.113)
Book call no.: 355.09591 S468t
Taylor, Robert H. Myanmar: Army Politics and the Prospects for Democratization. Asian Affairs 29:3-12 February 1998.
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