Information on "Military Government" and "Americas"
July 2012
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5 Jul 2012
Burma’s Political Prisoners and US Sanctions
Author: Michael F Martin
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The author of this report argues that the status of Burma’s political prisoners is likely to figure prominently in any congressional consideration of US policy in Burma. More on «Burma’s Political Prisoners and US Sanctions»
March 2010
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12 Mar 2010
Living by the Sword and Dying by the Sword?
Author: Alexandre Debs
Publisher: Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy
What explains the post-tenure fate of dictators? How does it affect their propensity to democratize? We tackle these questions in a model, with one leader and N - 1 factions. More on «Living by the Sword and Dying by the Sword?»
November 2009
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Nov 2009
Pakistani Partnership with the United States: An Assessment
Author: Daniel Markey
Publisher: National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
This paper assesses the relationship between the US and different elements within Pakistan's political and military leadership in the context of ongoing regional counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts. More on «Pakistani Partnership with the United States: An Assessment»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Burma in Strategic Perspective
Author: Lewis M Stern, George Thomas, Julia A Thompson
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
This publication assesses US policy toward Myanmar (Burma), questioning whether the slight progress in relations achieved through 2008 represents a real basis for confidence in attaining regime change. More on «Burma in Strategic Perspective»
May 2009
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4 May 2009
Modifying US Burma Policy
Author: Priscilla Clapp
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper focuses on the question of relaxing US sanctions toward Burma. More on «Modifying US Burma Policy»
November 2007
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Nov 2007
Burma's Long Road to Democracy
Author: Priscilla Clapp
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This paper establishes the context of the 2007 Burmese Saffron Revolution, explains the persistence of military rule and speculates about the country's prospects for political transition to democracy. More on «Burma's Long Road to Democracy»
August 2007
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Aug 2007
Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba
Author: Alexander G Crowther
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This monograph contributes to the process of conceptualizing a post-Castro Cuban armed forces (FAR). More on «Security Requirements for Post-Transition Cuba»
July 2006
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21 Jul 2006
Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah: The Current Conflict
Author: Jeremy M Sharp, Christopher Blanchard, Kenneth Katzman, Carol Migdalovitz, Alfred Prados, Paul Gallis, Dianne Rennack, John Rollins, Marjorie Browne, Steve Bowman, Connie Veillette, Larry Kumins
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report analyzes the conflict between Israel and two US State Department-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah and the radical Palestinian Hamas organization. More on «Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah: The Current Conflict»
March 2006
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Mar 2006
Guatemala in the 1980s: A Genocide Turned into Ethnocide?
Author: Anika Oettler
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper addresses the massacres committed between 1981 and 1983 in Guatemala and raises the question whether those massacres should be considered as genocide or ethnocide. More on «Guatemala in the 1980s: A Genocide Turned into Ethnocide?»
September 2005
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Sep 2005
Threat to the Peace: A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma
Author: Vacláv Havel, Desmond M. Tutu
This publication on the political situation in Burma is based on the commissioned report by the international law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary. More on «Threat to the Peace: A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma»
