Interpreting Myanmar : a Decade of Analysis / Andrew Selth

Intro -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Protocols and politics -- Introduction -- The Interpreter posts, 2008-2019 -- 2008 -- 1. Burma: The limits of international action (12:48 AEDT, 7 April 2008) -- 2. A storm of protest over Burma (14:47 AEDT, 9 May 2008) -- 3. Burma's continuing fear of invasion (11:09 AEDT, 28 May 2008) -- 4. Burma's armed forces: How loyal? (11:08 AEDT, 6 June 2008) -- 5. The Rambo approach to Burma (10:37 AEDT, 20 June 2008) -- 6. Burma and the Bush White House (10:11 AEDT, 26 August 2008)

7. Burma's opposition movement: A house divided (07:43 AEDT, 25 November 2008) -- 2009 -- 8. Is there a Burma-North Korea-Iran nuclear conspiracy? (07:26 AEDT, 25 February 2009) -- 9. US-Burma: Where to from here? (14:09 AEDT, 28 April 2009) -- 10. US-Burma relations: Told you so (15:37 AEDT, 18 May 2009) -- 11. Conspiracies and cockups in Burma (11:13 AEDT, 26 May 2009) -- 12. Burma: 'Nationalism is not rationalism' (10:23 AEDT, 10 June 2009) -- 13. Burma-North Korea: Rumour and reality (12:33 AEDT, 29 June 2009) -- 14. Burma's unanswered nuclear question (11:40 AEDT, 3 August 2009)

15. Burma's nuclear status: Not the last word, but ... (09:24 AEDT, 29 September 2009) -- 16. Burma's 'superstitious' leaders (10:25 AEDT, 22 October 2009) -- 17. Burma: Obama's 'pragmatic engagement' (11:17 AEDT, 18 November 2009) -- 2010 -- 18. Burma: If not nukes, what about missiles? (10:53 AEDT, 11 January 2010) -- 19. Burma's new election laws (14:41 AEDT, 19 March 2010) -- 20. Burma: Of arms and the man (17:16 AEDT, 6 April 2010) -- 21. Burma, North Korea and US policy (14:59 AEDT, 18 May 2010) -- 22. Does Burma have a WMD program? (11:02 AEDT, 7 June 2010)

23. Burma, North Korea and WMD: A postscript (11:01 AEDT, 10 June 2010) -- 24. Burma and the politics of names (13:51 AEDT, 12 July 2010) -- 25. Burma: The beast in its entirety (12:08 AEDT, 27 July 2010) -- 26. Burma: After the elections, what? (10:07 AEDT, 31 August 2010) -- 27. Burma's elections: Thirteen reasons (10:57 AEDT, 2 November 2010) -- 28. Burma-watching on film (13:37 AEDT, 30 November 2010) -- 2011 -- 29. Burma: Thanks for the memoirs (15:45 AEDT, 11 January 2011) -- 30. Burma and North Korea: Reality checks (15:00 AEDT, 27 April 2011)

31. Burma and WMD: Lost in translation (11:57 AEDT, 19 May 2011). -- 32. Burma and Libya: The politics of inconsistency (11:06 AEDT, 17 June 2011) -- 33. Burma and ASEAN's seat of yearning (11:26 AEDT, 14 September 2011) -- 34. Burma-China: Another dam puzzle (Part 1) (12:46 AEDT, 1 November 2011) -- 35. Burma-China: Another dam puzzle (Part 2) (16:51 AEDT, 1 November 2011) -- 36. Aung San Suu Kyi's choice (10:30 AEDT, 23 November 2011) -- 37. Clinton in Burma: The WMD dimension (16:52 AEDT, 6 December 2011) -- 2012 -- 38. Assessing Burma's reform program (15:04 AEDT, 24 January 2012)

39. Burma's reforms: Foreigners can't take much credit (16:00 AEDT, 30 January 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Since the abortive 1988 pro-democracy uprising, Myanmar (formerly Burma) has attracted increased attention from a wide range of observers. Yet, despite all the statements, publications and documentary films made about the country over the past 32 years, it is still little known and poorly understood. It remains the subject of many myths, mysteries and misconceptions. Between 2008 and 2019, Andrew Selth clarified and explained contemporary developments in Myanmar on the Lowy Institute's internationally acclaimed blog, The Interpreter. This collection of his 97 articles provides a fascinating and informative record of that critical period, and helps to explain many issues that remain relevant today.

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