Priscilla A. Clapp on Myanmar politics - CCTV
CCTV America’s Mike Walter interviewed Priscilla A. Clapp, senior adviser at U.S. Institute of Peace & Asia Society about Myanmar politics.
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A Makeover for Myanmar and America - U.S. News & World Report
The U.S. should seize the opportunity to play a central role in promoting democracy in Myanmar, starting with easing sanctions.
5 Challenges Facing Burma’s New Civilian Government - TIME
A new President was sworn in to office in Burma on Wednesday, capping a transition from military dictatorship to the country’s first civilian-led administration in more than half a century.
Myanmar's Peaceful Transfer of Power - BBC Newday
U.S. Institute of Peace Senior Advisor Priscilla Clapp appeared on BBC Newsday London on March 30, 2016 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for Myanmar's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma's new democratic parliament selects first civilian president in a half century - Washington Post
Burma’s parliament on Tuesday chose Htin Kyaw, a longtime adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi, as president of the first civilian government in the Southeast Asian nation in decades.
US-Asia expert Priscilla Clapp on Myanmar's peace conference - CCTV-America
Peace talks have opened in Myanmar and government leaders are meeting with eight ethnic armed groups to end six-decades of conflict. Some rebel groups refused to attend the talks, or sign a ceasefire agreement with the outgoing government. China's ...
A Challenge for Aung San Suu Kyi: Resolving Myanmar's Ethnic Conflicts - Newsweek
The fact these votes were cast and counted was a sign of progress in Myanmar, but it does not mean that all is well in parts of the country that have endured warlike conditions for much of the last six decades.
Myanmar Political Shift Revives Debate on Sanctions - New York Times
The sanctions were premised on the demand that “the N.L.D. be given its rightful place in government, and that's happening now,” said Ms. Clapp, now a senior adviser to the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Asia Society. “The U.S. government needs to ...
Democracy takes root - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
This time, the military and the ruling USDP were “pretty realistic” about their election prospects, said Priscilla Clapp, a former U.S. diplomat in Burma and now a senior adviser to the U.S. Institute of Peace. But they decided that they “can manage it ...
Burmese president congratulates Aung San Suu Kyi on her party's lead in elections - Washington Post
The NLD “can't govern on its own, but it can govern in partnership with the military,” said Priscilla Clapp, a former U.S. diplomat in Burma and a senior adviser to the Washington-based U.S. Institute of Peace. Besides reserving a quarter of ...