LEADER 02551oam 2200649 450 001 9910715018003321 005 20201130134634.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002507827 035 $a(OCoLC)1101026006 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002507827 100 $a20190511h20192019 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process /$fBertil Lintner 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cUnited States Institute of Peace,$d2019. 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (24 pages) $ccolor illustrations, one color map 225 1 $aPeaceworks ;$vno. 147 300 $a"April 2019." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 23-24). 327 $aIntroduction. -- 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. 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aWa (Asian people) 606 $aParamilitary forces$zBurma 606 $aPeace-building$zBurma 606 $aDrug traffic$zBurma 606 $aDrug traffic$2fast 606 $aEthnic relations$2fast 606 $aParamilitary forces$2fast 606 $aPeace-building$2fast 606 $aWa (Asian people)$2fast 607 $aBurma$xEthnic relations 607 $aBurma$2fast 615 0$aWa (Asian people) 615 0$aParamilitary forces 615 0$aPeace-building 615 0$aDrug traffic 615 7$aDrug traffic. 615 7$aEthnic relations. 615 7$aParamilitary forces. 615 7$aPeace-building. 615 7$aWa (Asian people) 700 $aLintner$b Bertil$01417867 712 02$aUnited States Institute of Peace, 801 0$bDID 801 1$bDID 801 2$bOCLCF 801 2$bOCL 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910715018003321 996 $aThe United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process$93527579 997 $aUNINA