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

• Autore: Lintner Bertil
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : United States Institute of Peace, , 2019; ©2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, one color map
• Soggetto topico: Wa (Asian people); Paramilitary forces - Burma; Peace-building - Burma; Drug traffic - Burma; Drug traffic; Ethnic relations; Paramilitary forces; Peace-building
• Soggetto geografico: Burma Ethnic relations; Burma
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910715018003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II