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Current Situation

  • No longer ruled by the military, it is now considered part of a democracy.
  • Led by Aung San Suu Kyi
  • Media has become less strict; unblocked international news websites, emigre news websites and YouTube.
  • U.S. Institute of Peace currently works with religious groups to monitor and prevent violence.
  • Still face issues with many armed groups who had long internal conflicts.

Works Cited

"Burma « World Without Genocide - Working to Create a World Without Genocide." Burma « World Without Genocide - Working to Create a World Without Genocide. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/burma>.

Carrillo, Jessica. "Internal Conflict and Wildlife Trafficking: Myanmar." Global Wildlife Conservation Group. 20 Jan. 2015. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <https://sites.utexas.edu/wildlife/2015/01/20/internal-conflict-and-wildlife-trafficking-myanmar/>.

"ConflictMap :: Myanmar - Civil War." ConflictMap.org. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <http://www.conflictmap.org/conflict/myanmar_rebels>.

"Myanmar: Conflict Profile | Insight on Conflict." Insight on Conflict Myanmar Conflict Profile Comments. Peace Direct, Apr. 2015. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <http://www.insightonconflict.org/conflicts/myanmar/conflict-profile/>.

Weatherby, Courtney. "The Karen Conflict: Divisions Challenge Myanmar's Peace Process | Spotlight | The Stimson Center | Pragmatic Steps for Global Security." The Karen Conflict: Divisions Challenge Myanmar's Peace Process | Spotlight | The Stimson Center | Pragmatic Steps for Global Security. 27 Oct. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/the-karen-conflict-divisions-challenge-myanmars-peace-process/>.

"A History of the Burmese Conflict: Why People Flee Burma." The Burmese Immersion Project. 2012. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <https://bippaw.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/a-history-of-the-burmese-conflict-why-people-flee-burma/>.

Myanmar Background

  • Gained independence from the UK in 1948.
  • Two large anti-government groups were formed:
  • The Communist and the ethnic Karen insurgents.
  • Both groups fought the government after it gained its independence
  • The Karen people have been fighting for an independent Karen state since 1949
  • The country has been in a continuous state of conflict ever since.
  • Myanmar’s civil war considered the longest in the world.

Location

  • Located in Southeast Asia; 22° N and 96° E
  • Borders India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand.
  • Its capital is Naypyidaw.
  • Its largest city is Yangon

Internal Conflict In Myanmar

By: Robyn, Nic, and Nicole

Question

How do you think the presence of more UN people would affect the situation that occurred in Myanmar?

Possible Solutions

  • Organize a meeting with officials of all armed groups in the country and agree upon a cease-fire.
  • Increase the presence of UN people to help resolve conflict between the government of Myanmar and armed ethnic groups.
  • Disband the country of Myanmar because of the ethnic conflicts, and allow each ethnic group self-determination.
  • Transition from military rule to representative democracy

Internal Conflict In Myanmar

Relations to our studies of ethnicity

Major ethnic groups in Myanmar

  • There are more than 135 ethnicities in the country of Myanmar
  • The countries internal conflict is due to different ethnic groups resisting to abide by the governments rules.
  • The different ethnic groups have formed armies to fight the government
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