02551oam 2200649 450 991071501800332120201130134634.0(CKB)5470000002507827(OCoLC)1101026006(EXLCZ)99547000000250782720190511h20192019 ua 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process /Bertil LintnerWashington, DC :United States Institute of Peace,2019.©20191 online resource (24 pages) color illustrations, one color mapPeaceworks ;no. 147"April 2019."Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).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.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.Wa (Asian people)Paramilitary forcesBurmaPeace-buildingBurmaDrug trafficBurmaDrug trafficfastEthnic relationsfastParamilitary forcesfastPeace-buildingfastWa (Asian people)fastBurmaEthnic relationsBurmafastWa (Asian people)Paramilitary forcesPeace-buildingDrug trafficDrug traffic.Ethnic relations.Paramilitary forces.Peace-building.Wa (Asian people)Lintner Bertil1417867United States Institute of Peace,DIDDIDOCLCFOCLOCLCOGPOBOOK9910715018003321The United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process3527579UNINA