Inflection EP03: Myanmar & Aung San Suu Kyi's Foreigner Handlers

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This week we continue discussing the political crisis-now armed conflict in Myanmar and take a deeper look at Aung San Suu Kyi’s foreign advisers looking for clues as to the real reason Myanmar’s military might have believed it was necessary to take power in February.

Links to the now 3 part series covering Aung San Suu Kyi's foreign advisers:

Aung San Suu Kyi's Foreign Handlers - Part 1: Australia's Sean Turnell: https://youtu.be/rZg1YNcFUmo
Aung San Suu Kyi's Foreign Handlers - Part 2: UK Foreign Office Employee Joseph Fisher: https://youtu.be/e8abz2auo7Y
Aung San Suu Kyi's Foreign Handlers - Part 3: The UK Legal Expert Rewriting Myanmar's Constitution: https://youtu.be/S2FLGsomPpc

News:

Sputnik - Hong Kong Electoral Reform Officially Enters Into Force:
https://sputniknews.com/asia/202105311083039360-hong-kong-electoral-reform-officially-enters-into-force/
National Endowment for Democracy - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY NAMES DAMON WILSON AS NEW PRESIDENT:
https://www.ned.org/national-endowment-for-democracy-names-new-president-damon-wilson/

Main Topic:

Sean Turnell

Burma Campaign UK - FAILING THE PEOPLE OF BURMA? A call for a review of DFID policy on Burma:
https://burmacampaign.org.uk/images/uploads/DFIDReview.pdf
The Irrawaddy - George Soros Gets Down to Business With 88 Generation Leaders:
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/george-soros-gets-down-to-business-with-88-generation-leaders.html
Channel News Asia - Myanmar detains Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi; first known arrest of foreign national since coup:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/myanmar-coup-australian-adviser-aung-san-suu-kyi-detained-14126558
KWR International - Conversation with Dr. Sean Turnell, Associate Professor, Dept. of Economics, Macquarie University and Economic Advisor, National League for Democracy:
http://kwrintl.com/library/2015/turnellinterview.html
Asia Society - Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar: Options For U.S. Policy:
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/uploads/68fa289a-b8d9-4811-8a08-f9f7a10dc948/task-force-report_0.pdf
Myanmar Development Institute - The Team:
http://www.mdi.org.mm/members/research
DVB - Sean Turnell: ‘The US is angry’:
http://english.dvb.no/interview/sean-turnell-the-us-is-angry/8550
Bloomberg - China's $7.5 Billion Myanmar Port `Crazy,' Suu Kyi Adviser Says
https://www.bloombergquint.com/china/china-s-7-5-billion-myanmar-port-crazy-suu-kyi-adviser-says
MDI - Myanmar Development Institute Receives USAID Funding (via Twitter):
https://twitter.com/mdi_myanmar/status/1075670530936659968

Joseph Fisher

Frontier Myanmar - 2016’s most influential people:
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/2016s-most-influential-people/
Myanmar Times - 'British spy' claim in smear campaign against NLD leader:
https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/16500-british-spy-claim-in-smear-campaign-against-nld-leader.html
Inter-Mediate - Joseph Fisher:
http://www.inter-mediate.org/joseph_fisher.html
Inter-Mediate - About Us:
http://www.inter-mediate.org/about_us.html
USAID - Aung San Suu Kyi Addressing the USAID Frontiers in Development:
https://youtu.be/lWz0V82TMak
USAID - FRONTIERS - AUNG SAN SUU KYI:
https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/videos/frontiers-aung-san-suu-kyi?page=107
USAID - FRONTIERS IN DEVELOPMENT 2014:
https://www.usaid.gov/frontiers
US Embassy in Burma - USAID Launches Programs Worth $72 Million to Strengthen Civil Society, the Media, and Local Communities:
https://mm.usembassy.gov/usaid-launches-programs-to-strengthen-civil-society-the-media-and-local-communities/

Robert San Pe

Frontier Myanmar - 2016’s most influential people:
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/2016s-most-influential-people/
Frontier Myanmar - Robert San Pe: The way forward on resolving commercial disputes:
https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/robert-san-pe-the-way-forward-on-resolving-commercial-disputes/
International Bar Association - Robert San Pe on Myanmar’s futureRobert San Pe on Myanmar’s future:
https://vimeo.com/122624512
Arbitration Chambers - Robert San Pe:
https://arbchambers.com/arbitrators/robert-s-pe?lang=en
International Chamber of Commerce - Belt and Road Commission:
https://iccwbo.org/dispute-resolution-services/belt-road-dispute-resolution/belt-and-road-commission/
US White House Archives - U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific (pages 9-10):
https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IPS-Final-Declass.pdf

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