Thursday, March 25, 2004
8:30 – 10:30 am
School of Advanced International Studies, Kenney Auditorium
1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036 view
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About
this seminar
The
most recent issue of the NBR Analysis, “Reconciling
Burma/Myanmar,” contains a collection of
essays on U.S. relations with Burma. It is the
outcome of an initiative from an extraordinary
group of Burma scholars, all of whom regard last
year’s announcement of a “road map” for
constitutional change, the ongoing progress toward
cease-fires with ethnic insurgents, and the worsening
impact of sanctions on the general populace,
as an opportunity to re-examine U.S. relations
with Burma. The specialists in this volume represent
a range of perspectives. What is notable is that
they concur that the U.S. sanctions policy is
not achieving its worthy objective—progress
toward constitutional change and democratization
in Burma—and may be harming other U.S.
strategic interests in Southeast Asia. They argue
that the desperate humanitarian situation in
the country should prompt U.S. policymakers to
consider whether it is now appropriate to take
a more realistic, engaged approach to Burma.
You are invited to join the volume’s
editor, John Badgley, and four
of the authors—Kyaw Yin Hlaing, Morten
Pedersen, David Steinberg, and Robert
Taylor—as they present their assessment
of U.S. relations with Burma and the prospects
for change. A brief question-and-answer session,
moderated by Frederick Brown,
will follow the presentations (a detailed agenda
appears below).
This
seminar is hosted by the Paul H. Nitze
School of Advanced International Studies of
the
Johns Hopkins University, and sponsored by the Sasakawa
Peace Foundation USA as part of its “Asian Voices” seminar
series. The National Bureau of Asian Research and
the Edelman Family Foundation contributed to the
publication of the essays on which the seminar is based.
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Agenda
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Coffee
and refreshments available |
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Welcome
Mr. Frederick Z. Brown, School of
Advanced International Studies
Mr. Michael Wills, The
National Bureau of Asian Research |
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Introduction
Dr. John H. Badgley,
Cornell University and University of Washington (ret.) |
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Presentations
Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing,
National University of Singapore |
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Dr.
David I. Steinberg,
Georgetown University |
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Dr.
Robert H. Taylor,
University of London (ret.) |
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Discussion
(question-and-answer session)
Moderated by Mr. Frederick Z. Brown |
| 10:30 am |
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Conclusion
Mr. Michael Wills, The National
Bureau of Asian Research |
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is no charge for this seminar, but reservations
are required. Please RSVP to SPFUSA by 5:30 pm
on March 22. RSVP by email to seminar@spfusa.org or
fax at (202) 296-6695
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About
the Seminar Program
The
"Asian Voices: Promoting Dialogue between
the US and Asia" Seminar Program seeks to provide a forum for
Asian voices to be heard within the Washington community-voices on
a wide range of regional and global topics. The Seminar Program, however,
will not be restricted solely to Asia-Pacific issues, or US-Japan
relations, but will focus on the broader global questions that confront
both parts of the world. For information or to register for this
event, please contact Seminar Program at 202-296-6694 or at seminar@spfusa.org
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