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Record Nr.

UNINA9910715018003321

Autore

Lintner Bertil

Titolo

The United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process / / Bertil Lintner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2019

©2019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, one color map

Collana

Peaceworks ; ; no. 147

Soggetti

Wa (Asian people)

Paramilitary forces - Burma

Peace-building - Burma

Drug traffic - Burma

Drug traffic

Ethnic relations

Paramilitary forces

Peace-building

Burma Ethnic relations

Burma

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"April 2019."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. -- Wo are the Wa? -- Communism. -- Drug trafficking. -- The UWSP UWSA, and their allies. -- The UWSP and China's role in the peace process. -- Conclusion and policy recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

The United Wa State Army, a force of some twenty-thousand fighters, is the largest of Burma's ethnic armed organizations. It is also the best equipped, boasting modern and sophisticated Chinese weaponry, and operates a formidable drug empire in the Golden Triangle region. This report examines the history of the Wa people, the United Wa State Army's long-standing political and military ties to China, and the Wa's role in Burma's fragile peace process.