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#34 Murray Hiebert on Aung San Suu Kyi’s Historic Visit to the United States

#34 Murray Hiebert on Aung San Suu Kyi’s Historic Visit to the United States

FromDemocracy That Delivers


#34 Murray Hiebert on Aung San Suu Kyi’s Historic Visit to the United States

FromDemocracy That Delivers

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week’s Democracy That Delivers podcast, Murray Hiebert, Senior Adviser and Deputy Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), talks about the historic visit to the U.S. last week of Aung San Suu Kyi. Hiebert discusses what the visit means for Myanmar’s future, including the peace process and the investment climate in a country where peace and development is long overdue. Hiebert also talks about what the lifting of sanctions will mean for the inflow of foreign direct investment, and how economic development and the resolution of ethnic grievances through the peace process are linked. Reaction in Myanmar to Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit is also discussed. Hiebert also talks about the tension between the  Muslim-minority Rohingya population and the majority Buddhist population in Myanmar and Aung San Suu Kyi’s commitment to resolve tension between the two groups.
Released:
Sep 20, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Democracy That Delivers podcast is about democratic and economic development and the intersection between the two. Through their personal stories, guests share how their work is helping build stronger democratic institutions in countries all over the world and how they are tackling some of the major governance challenges that many countries face today. The weekly discussion covers a wide range of topics including entrepreneurship, governance, rule of law, and the role of the private sector in democratic processes.