In this Brookings op-ed, I summarized an academic paper in which I explained why it would be hard to maintain a high economic growth rate.

This Brookings Working Paper is the source from which I drew material for a couple of op-eds and blog posts.

This piece for East Asia Forum is a short version of the paper I co-authored with Khin Maung Nyo for a conference in Kunming, China.

In this Brookings op-ed, I contrasted Myanmar’s “spring” with the recent ones in the Middle East, and advocated a cautious U.S. policy.

In this Brookings blog post, I explained why the USA should care about Myanmar’s new quasi-democratic government and argued for engagement.

In a report for Brookings, I contrasted pressure in the US to increase sanctions on Myanmar with Asian policies to increase engagement.

In this volume, edited by me and published by Brookings, ten Asian authors offer perspectives on Myanmar’s future under a new constitution.

In this Brookings blog post, I argued that the Obama Administration’s policy of “pragmatic engagement” was on target.

This piece, published in The World blog, was co-authored with David Steinberg. We argued for viewing the election as an opportunity.

In this Brookings blog post, I cautioned against judging the upcoming election to be a failure because it wasn’t “free and fair”.

In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with David Steinberg, we offer 5 principles for better governance in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.

In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with Elizabeth Ferris, we speculated on how the devasting Cyclone Nargis could spark better governance.

In this Brookings Q and A, I addressed key policy challenges after Cyclone Nargis for the military regime and the international community.

In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with David Steinberg, we argue for ending the US policy of sanctions against this “outpost of tyranny”.