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Democratic Voice of Burma, February 2, 2012
Any statements made by Burmese officials regarding the military's cooperation with foreign partners should be taken with a large pinch of salt.
[read the article at dvb.no]
YaleGlobal, January 20, 2012
US puts new focus on Burma amid US-Chinese rivalry in Asia and the Pacific
[read the article at yaleglobal.yale.edu]
Asia Times, January 18, 2012
On Myanmar's attempt to improve its international image and assuage its many critics at home and abroad.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Mizzima, January 11, 2012
An expanded version of Bertil Lintner's letter to the Financial Times following their change in editorial policy regarding the usage of Burma/Myanmar.
[read the article at www.mizzima.com]
Asia Times, December 2, 2011
The final article in a four-part series on Myanmar's foreign relations.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, December 1, 2011
The third article in a four-part series on Myanmar's foreign relations.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Foreign Policy, November 30, 2011
Wondering why Hillary Clinton is in Myanmar right now? As Bertil Lintner explains, it's all about China.
[read the article at www.foreignpolicy.com]
Asia Times, November 30, 2011
The second article in a four-part series on Myanmar's foreign relations.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, November 29, 2011
The first article in a four-part series on Myanmar's foreign relations.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, October 19, 2011
Myanmar's recent change of course may have more to do with regime survival than a desire to switch from military rule to democratic governance.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The Australian, October 17, 2011
If most Western pundits are to be believed, fundamental change is taking place in Burma. But the sad truth is that there is no process in motion that would lead to real democracy in the nation.
[read the article at www.theaustralian.com.au]
YaleGlobal, October 3, 2011
Shelving of gigantic Chinese hydroelectric dam could be a signal to the West
[read the article at yaleglobal.yale.edu]
Asia Times, October 1, 2011
Bertil Lintner reviews Rangoon Journalist: Memoirs of Burma days 1940-1958 by J F Samaranayake
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, September 8, 2011
Bertil Lintner on Myanmar's defense industry.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2011
Burma's military junta is in the midst of a political transition to a new generation. But it may not be much different from the old one.
[read the article at online.wsj.com]
Asia Literary Review, Spring, 2011
The brutality of Burma's ruling generals is well known, but their guile and shrewdness in exercising power over the populace have often been underestimated. Almost half a century of resilience cannot simply be attributed to star alignments or providence of the number nine.
[read the article at www.asialiteraryreview.com]
Asia Times, March 4, 2011
The growing uncertainty among North Korea's trade partners in the middle east could explain why the country is now cementing ties with a client much closer to home: military-run Myanmar.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, March 2, 2011
Military-run Myanmar's growing weapons ambitions threaten to destabilize the region and make the Southeast Asian country a new global weapons proliferation hotspot.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, February 26, 2011
Myanmar's ruling generals are literally digging in, taking no chances of a substantial power shift after last November's general elections.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, January 25, 2011
If Karl Marx was right that history repeats itself first as tragedy and then as farce, Myanmar may have just entered the farcical phase of its long-running military rule.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Global Asia, December, 2010
Bertil Lintner takes part in the "Could Burma Finally Be Poised for Reform?" debate, concluding that the junta has a track record of crushing dissent, and will continue to do so, with no care for what the world thinks
[read the article at www.globalasia.org]
Asia Times, December 16, 2010
Is Myanmar truly trying to acquire a nuclear weapons capability and produce ballistic missiles with North Korean assistance, or is it all poppycock, as claimed in a recent report by an award-winning US investigative journalism outfit?
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The New York Times, November 14, 2010
Bertil Lintner on the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
[read the article at www.nytimes.com]
Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2010
Western countries are naive to think Burma's junta is taking steps toward a competitive democracy.
[more]
Asia Times, August 25, 2010
Myanmar's government has announced democratic elections will be held on November 7, but in reality the country's military rulers are seeking to consolidate a vision of empire that affords them a permanent grip on the country.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Democratic Voice of Burma, June 30, 2010
At long last, the UNODC has publicly acknowledged that Burma's drug problem cannot be separated from its decades-long ethnic conflicts.
[read the article at www.dvb.no]
Asia Times, June 30, 2010
Myanmar's military government issued pro-forma denials after al-Jazeera aired an investigative report alleging that Myanmar is attempting to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, June 5, 2010
Myanmar's ruling generals have started a secret program to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles to deliver them in a high-stakes bid to deter perceived hostile foreign powers, according to a new report.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Look East magazine (India), March, 2010
With a general election to be held later this year, the Junta will try to neutralise as many of the border insurgencies as possible.
[read the article (pdf)]
The Wall Street Journal, November 04, 2009
Bertil Lintner on the Obama administration's new policy of engagement with authoritarian regimes, and how it appears in the context of Burma.
[read the article (pdf)]
Jane's Intelligence Review, September, 2009
The nature of military co-operation between North Korea and Myanmar has come under international scrutiny amid fears of nuclear proliferation activities. Bertil Lintner investigates the historical ties and extent of collaboration between the two pariah regimes.
[more]
The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2009
Bertil Lintner on United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's mission to Burma.
[read the article (pdf)]
YaleGlobal, June 09, 2009
Bertil Lintner reveals how North Korea has been secretly helping Burma - another pariah regime - to build an extensive tunnel network as emergency shelter and for other unknown purposes.
[read the article at yaleglobal.yale.edu]
YaleGlobal, December 3, 2008
Rich with uranium and desperate for control, the Burmese junta may find a nuclear option attractive.
[read the article at yaleglobal.yale.edu]
YaleGlobal, May 21, 2008
Afraid that a foreign presence would embolden citizens to protest, the Burmese junta limits access to the disaster area.
[read the article at yaleglobal.yale.edu]
Asia Times, February 9, 2008
Bertil Lintner reviews Promoting Human Rights in Burma by Morten B Pedersen.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The Irrawaddy, January 3, 2008
Bertil Lintner reviews Stamps of Burma: A Historical Record Through 1988, by Min Sun Min.
[read the article at www.irrawaddy.org]
Asia Times, December 4, 2007
With the opposition subdued and the authorities vigorously hunting down the organizers of the September demonstrations - and the international community held at bay with promises of more ineffectual talks mediated by United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari - Myanmar's ruling junta has put back on track its so-called "Seven-point Road Map" which it says will lead the country towards "national reconsolidation".
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The Irrawaddy, December 1, 2007
Two Japanese foundations active in Burma have a past linked to World War II far-right war criminals.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, December, 2007
Bertil Lintner reviews The United Wa State Party: Narco-Army or Ethnic Nationalist Party? by Tom Kramer.
[more]
Asia Times, November 17, 2007
If the United Nations special envoy to Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, is to be believed, the situation in the military run country has changed for the better in the past few weeks. But in reality manipulating the UN and sporadically giving false hopes to the international community buys the junta time while it moves to legitimize its hold on political power through a new charter.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, November 14, 2007
Given China's apparent reluctance to push for democratic change in Myanmar, could India, the country's other key regional ally, be persuaded to use its influence to facilitate political change?
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asian Analysis, November, 2007
Once again, the Burmese people have risen up against their military-led government - and once again have the authorities used lethal force to crush the protests, defying the demands of their own citizens and ignoring international condemnations. But is there dissent within the ranks?
[more]
Asia Times, November 8, 2007
There is a widespread perception that only China has the diplomatic leverage over Myanmar's generals to force them to the negotiating table to discuss the future of the country with the political opposition. But though China is playing several different games in Myanmar, following the West's desired policies of encouraging more democracy is not one of them.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The Irrawaddy, November 1, 2007
Bertil Lintner reviews Frontier Mosaic by Richard Humphries.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, November 1, 2007
It's time to consider how to bring the brutal Burmese generals to justice.
[more]
Asia Times, November 2, 2007
The latest US sanctions against Burma mean that life just got considerably harder for Myanmar's ruling generals.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
Asia Times, November 1, 2007
Khun Sa, 73, once known as the "Lord of the Golden Triangle", is dead. Throughout his career as one the world's most prominent drug traffickers, he simultaneously had some very solid contacts - and protectors - in his native Myanmar and beyond.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
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Asia Times, October 23, 2007
Bertil Lintner asks whether the United Nations and its agencies are becoming part of the problem rather than the solution in Myanmar.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The World Today, Volume 63, Number 11, November, 2007
The harsh crackdown on demonstrators in Burma may have sealed the ultimate fate of the military junta that has been in charge for so long. But when it falls from power, who could take over, and what problems would they face in holding the country together?
[read the article at chathamhouse.org.uk]
The Irrawaddy, October, 2007
Bertil Lintner reviews Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma edited by Mikael Gravers.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, October, 2007
Bertil Lintner examines the bitter reality behind the latest popular uprising in Burma.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, October, 2007
Bertil Lintner reviews Burma and Japan Since 1940: From "Co-Prosperity" to Quiet Dialogue by Donald M. Seekins.
[more]
YaleGlobal, October 3, 2007
Bertil Linter examines international reaction to the Burmese junta's recent crackdown on pro-democratic protests in Burma, and what leverage the country's neighbours might have on the situation.
[read the article at yaleglobal.yale.edu]
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 29, 2007
Bertil Lintner doesn't hold out much hope for Burma's democracy movement in its fight against a brutal regime that is not overly concerned about international reaction.
[read the article at smh.com.au]
The Washington Post, September 30, 2007
Bertil Linter on the latest popular uprising in Burma and the generals who are trying to quash it.
[read the article at www.washingtonpost.com]
Global Asia, Fall, 2007
The fact that Burma's military remains in power almost 20 years after the violent uprising of 1988 reflects the failure of both ASEAN's softer approach and economic and political pressures from the West.
[read the article at globalasia.org]
Far Eastern Economic Review, June, 2007
Bertil Lintner reviews Justin Wintle's Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, June, 2007
On how Burma's regime tries to win legitimacy by invoking a facade of legality.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, May, 2007
Bertil Lintner reviews Burma and Japan Since 1940, by Donald M Seekins.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, April, 2007
Bertil Lintner reviews The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma by Thant Myint-U.
[more]
Asia Times, January 25, 2007
Myanmar's military government may have narrowly escaped United
Nations Security Council sanction, but it is facing an unprecedented
political challenge at home, not by the crippled opposition National
League for Democracy (NLD) but by an emerging network of dissidents who
refer to themselves as the 88 Generation Students' Group. Bertil Lintner reports.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The Irrawaddy, October, 2006
A little-known community, the Naga on the Burmese side of the Indian border, is one of the most isolated in the world
[more]
Asia Times, July 19, 2006
Under perceived threats from the US, Myanmar and North Korea are strengthening their strategic ties in a military-to-military exchange that includes weapons sales, technology transfer and underground tunneling expertise.
[read the article at www.atimes.com]
The Irrawaddy, July, 2006
Bertil Lintner reviews Burma at the Turn of the 21st Century, an academic study of Burma which though long on humorous anecdotes is short of real political analysis.
[more]
The World Today, Volume 62, Number 7, July 2006
Another period of hope for change in Burma has given way to soul searching about how to deal with the latest disappointment. But the optimism was always misplaced, the generals have far too much to lose from any real openness.
[read the article at www.chathamhouse.org]
The Irrawaddy, June, 2006
Birobidzhan, a remote republic within Russia, provides a lesson to Burma on how not to federate along ethnic lines
[more]
The Irrawaddy, February, 2006
Bertil Lintner reviews The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, November, 2005
Bertil Lintner reviews Trouble in the Triangle: Opium and Conflict in Burma.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, August, 2005
Colonial powers beat the Japanese but lost their empires.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, April, 2005
Bertil Lintner reviews Edith Mirante's exciting but ugly account of her travels in Burma's border areas.
[more]
Jane's Defence Weekly, April 15, 2005
Criminal trials involving hundreds of military intelligence (MI) officers purged in October 2004 have begun in Myanmar, with stiff sentences handed down for followers of former prime minister and intelligence chief General Khin Nyunt. Bertil Lintner reports.
[more]
Irrawaddy, January, 2005
Bertil Lintner reviews Jon Latimer's account of the Burma Campaign.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, December, 2004
Bertil Lintner reviews two recent book on Burma.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, November 04, 2004
The world waits to see whether a top leadership change will affect democracy and reconciliation.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, January 29, 2004
Burma's ruling junta has long resisted reform. Mary Callahan's book explains that it will probably keep doing so, writes Bertil Lintner.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, November 20, 2003
Evidence of a blossoming military relationship between pariah regimes in Rangoon and Pyongyang is causing growing concern overseas.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, September 25, 2003
Carrots and sticks have failed to persuade the government to introduce democracy. That's unlikely to change soon. The military has grown used to its power and privileges, and it fears retribution for years of abuses if it hands over power to civilians.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, August 14, 2003
Asean is embarrassed by the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi. But Burma is unlikely to clean up its act.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, March 06, 2003
Bertil Lintner reviews the remarkable autobiography of Pascal Khoo Thwe, a Padaung who met a British Professor and travelled to England to study at Cambridge.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, January 16, 2003
Bertil Lintner reviews The War in Burma 1942-45: A Vital contribution to Victory in The Far East, by JulianThompson.
[more]
Himal South Asia Magazine, October 2002
For economic and strategic reasons, Burma is crucial to both China and India. China has first-mover advantage but India has now woken up to the threat in the east. Meanwhile, the junta is looking less cohesive than it did.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, June 06, 2002
Bertil Lintner reviews Andrew Marshall's book The Trouser People.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, May 16, 2002
The release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi after some 20 months of house arrest was welcomed around the world. But don't hold your breath for substantial political change any time soon.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, March 21, 2002
A crackdown on the family of dictator Ne Win is good news to many, but does little for democracy.
[more]
The Wall Street Journal, January 3, 2002
Though one of the world's poorest countries, Myanmar is embarking on a nuclear-research project with the help of Russian and, possibly, Pakistani scientists.
[more]
Far Eastern Economic Review, Dec. 27, 2001
China needs Burma as an export outlet for its impoverished and landlocked southwest. But its rivals are suspicious of the warm ties with Rangoon.
[more]
IISS Strategic Comments, August 2001
It has been ten months since representatives of Myanmar's military regime - the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) - and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi held the first in a series of secret talks. Although contacts have continued, there has been no political breakthrough.
[more]
Asian Analysis, July 2001
In the first week of June, the United Nations special envoy to Burma made his second visit to Rangoon, but little remains of the cautious optimism that emerged from his first trip in January.
[more]
Taipei Times, November 5, 2000
Bertil Lintner reviews The 1998 Uprising in Burma, Dr Maung Maung's revisionist retelling of the tumultuous events of 1998 in Burma.
[more]
The Irrawaddy, August 2000
Bertil Lintner reviews The 1998 Uprising in Burma by Dr Maung Maung
[more]
IISS Strategic Comments, July 2000
While Myanmar remains shunned by the West, the country's two giant neighbours, India and China, are jockeying for influence in Yangon.
[more]
Dateline Bangkok, Second Quarter 1997
Bertil Lintner visits the Wa people.
[more]
International Defense Review, November 1994
For more than five years, Myanmar (formerly Burma) has been a major recipient of Chinese weapons. Now , however, Myanmar is trying to diversify its sources of military hardware.
[more]
Caravan, May, 1994
How does it feel to be the most wanted man in the world? Caravan sends Bertil Lintner to talk to tycoon-druglord Khun Sa at his sub-tropical kingdom in Homong, Burma.
[read the article (pdf)]
Far Eastern Economic Review, July 16, 1992
A power struggle amongst dissident students at a remote rebel camp in noorthern Burma leads to murder.
[more]
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