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"After decades of mismanagement and direct military rule, Myanmar's contested transition to a more democratic government has rapidly shifted the outlook in this significant Southeast Asian nation. Since 2011, the removal of Western sanctions and new foreign investments have resulted in high rates of economic growth and an expanding middle class, albeit from a very low base. In a result unthinkable a few years earlier, former political prisoner and Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), formed a national government in early 2016. However, despite significant political and economic reforms since the liberalisation process commenced, the transition to civilian rule remains constrained by the military's 2008 Constitution, which guarantees that it operates unfettered by civilian oversight. As a result, although some ethnic conflicts have abated, others continue to fester while new conflicts have erupted. With a daunting task ahead the NLD government has made some progress in removing the vestiges of repressive military-era laws but many remain untouched and some of the practices of the new government provide unwelcome reminders of its authoritarian history. This timely Handbook describes the political, economic, cultural and strategic dimensions of this crucial period of transition in Myanmar life. It presents explanations for contradictory trends, including those that defy some of the early narratives about the comprehensive transformation of Myanmar life. The Handbook also considers the impact of major environmental, strategic, demographic and cultural trends which help in understanding that Myanmar's development will be an ongoing task"--

ASEAN seeks to be the central political body in all Southeast Asian affairs. When it comes to the Rohingya refugee crisis, however, its silence on the resettlement of refugees and its inability to address the Myanmar issue highlights that it is still playing the role of a periphery player.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Crucible for Survival: Earth, Rain, Fire, and Wind / Doyle, Timothy -- 2. Securitizing the Indian Ocean Region: Concrete Entity and Geopolitical Imaginations / Rumley, Dennis -- 3. The Post-Tsunami Indian Ocean Region: Emerging Perspectives on Environmental Security / Chaturvedi, Sanjay -- 4. Coasts Under Pressure: Marine and Coastal Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Context / Haward, Marcus -- Part II. Earth -- 5. Earth Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Food, Fisheries, and Biodiversity / Risely, Melissa / Doyle, Timothy -- 6. Food and Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Interrogating the GM Doubly Green Revolution / Hindmarsh, Richard -- 7. Plundered Waters: Somalia's Maritime Resource Insecurity / Schofield, Clive -- 8. Responses and Resilience of Fisherfolks on the Tsunami Event in Southern Thailand / Tan-Mullins, May / Rigg, Jonathan / Grundy-Warr, Carl -- Part III. Rain -- 9. The Essence of Life: Water Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy / Risely, Melissa -- 10. Mapping the Mekong Basin: Geopolitical Imaginations and Contestations / Saroch, Eva -- 11. Water Resources Development and Water Conflicts in Two Indian Ocean States / D'souza, Radha -- 12. Struggles for River Security: Movements Against Dams / Doyle, Timothy -- Part IV. Fire -- 13. Fire and Firepower: Energy Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy -- 14. Issues of Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region / Biswas, Aparajita -- 15. Gas Pipelines and Security in South and Southeast Asia: A Critical Perspective / Simpson, Adam -- 16. The Uranium Trade in the Indian Ocean Region / Rumley, Dennis / Doyle, Timothy -- Part V. Wind -- 17. Wind: Air Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy -- 18. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Development in Small Island States and Territories of the Indian Ocean / Bouchard, Christian -- 19. Climate Security: An Australian Perspective / Walker, Campbell -- 20. Environmental Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Basin: A Comparative Analysis of the Indus Basin Treaty and the Malé Declaration / Ali, Saleem H. -- Part VI. Conclusion -- 21. The Politics of Hope: Understanding Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region within a Post- Colonialist Frame / Doyle, Timothy -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index