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Chapter 2 U.S. POLICY TOWARDS BURMA: ISSUES FOR THE 112th CONGRESS
The U.S. Sanctions Regime
Perceived Problems with U.S. Policy
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN BURMA IN 2010
The Release of Aung San Suu Kyi
The National Defence and Security Council and the StateSupreme Council
Changes in the Burmese Military
THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION
Human Rights under the SPDC
Human Rights under the New Government
BURMA’S MILITIAS AND REFUGEE PROBLEM
The Ethnic-Based Militias
BURMA’S RELATIONS WITH NORTH KOREA
IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. POLICY
The Effectiveness of Sanctions
The International Context
Maintenance and Enforcement of Existing Policy
APPENDIX A. MAP OF BURMA (INCLUDING REGIONS, STATES, AND MAJOR CITIES)
APPENDIX B. REPORTS REQUIRED UNDER U.S. BURMA SANCTIONS LAW
APPENDIX C. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS BY POLITICAL PARTY
APPENDIX D. BURMA’S MINISTERS AND THEIR PORTFOLIOS
APPENDIX E. BURMA’S ETHNIC-BASED MILITIAS
Ceasefire Groups That Rejected Border Guard Force Status
Ceasefire Groups That Accepted Border Guard Force Status (with new designation)
Ceasefire Groups That Were Transformed into Local Militia (pyithusit)
Chapter 3 U.S. SANCTIONS ON BURMA
RECENT U.S. SANCTIONS POLICY
Clinton’s Trip to Burma and the First Major Policy Changes
Major Policy Changes Following the By-Elections
BRIEF HISTORY OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON BURMA
SUMMARY OF BURMA-SPECIFIC SANCTIONS
Restrictions on Financial Services
General Import Restrictions
Specific Import Restrictions
Bilateral and Multilateral Assistance Ban
ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL ISSUES
ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED
Chapter 4 BURMA’S POLITICAL PRISONERS AND U.S. SANCTIONS
DEFINING POLITICAL PRISONERS
POLITICAL PRISONERS, PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AND NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
U.S. SANCTIONS AND POLITICAL PRISONERS
U.S. EFFORTS REGARDING POLITICAL PRISONERS
Chapter 5 TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH Y. YUN, PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. HEARING ON ''U.S. POLICY ON BURMA''
Chapter 6 STATEMENT OF NISHA BISWAL, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, BUREAU FOR ASIA, U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. HEARING ON' 'U.S. POLICY ON BURMA''
STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY
BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF INSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE
Chapter 7 TESTIMONY OF DAVID I. STEINBERG, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. HEARING ON ''U.S. POLICY ON BURMA''
Chapter 8 TESTIMONY OF KARL D. JACKSON, C.V. STARR DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. HEARING ON ''U.S. POLICY ON BURMA''
HUMAN RESOURCE LIMITATIONS
Chapter 9 STATEMENT OF PETER M. MANIKAS, DIRECTOR OF ASIA PROGRAMS, NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE. HEARING ON''U.S. POLICY ON BURMA''
Burma (Myanmar): Developments and United States' Interests
( Asian Political, Economic and Security Issues )
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