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OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC HAS BEEN CHANGING AND THERE IS NOW CONSIDERABLE SCOPE FOR UNREST WITHIN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES OF THE REGION. SOME OF THESE TENSIONS HAVE ALREADY SPAWNED POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED VIOLENCE--FOR EXAMPLE, IN IRIAN JAYA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, NEW CALEDONIA, AND FIJI. THOSE INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED TO DATE HAVE STEMMED FROM LOCAL ISSUES AND HAVE BEEN DIRECTED AGAINST LOCAL TARGETS, BUT AN INCREASE IN TENSIONS COULD BRING THE PROSPECT OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTIVITY. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERFERENCE FROM OUTSIDE ELEMENTS SEEKING TO CAPITLIZE ON DOMESTIC UNREST AS PART OF A WIDER CAMPAIGN.

Since the abortive 1988 pro-democracy uprising, Myanmar (formerly Burma) has attracted increased attention from a wide range of observers. Yet, despite all the statements, publications and documentary films made about the country over the past 32 years, it is still little known and poorly understood. It remains the subject of many myths, mysteries and misconceptions. Between 2008 and 2019, Andrew Selth clarified and explained contemporary developments in Myanmar on the Lowy Institute's internationally acclaimed blog, The Interpreter. This collection of his 97 articles provides a fascinating and informative record of that critical period, and helps to explain many issues that remain relevant today.

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