For the East Asia Forum, I wrote that “consolidating power”, a key to President Jokowi’s success, would be key for Aung San Suu Kyi too.

In this Brookings blog post, I described the unprecedented growth of mobile telephones, skipping 2G technology for a 3G smart phone system.

On the eve of Aung San Suu Ky’s visit to the US, I suggested that the conflict in Myanmar is more intractable than the Middle East conflict.

For the Brookings blog, I explained why the US should show support for democratic rule by granting Myanmar preferential trade access (GSP).

In a Brookings podcast, soon after Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party took office, I noted key historical moments.

In this Brookings blog post, I offered five “things to look for” to gauge the new government’s progress politically and economically.

For the East Asia Forum blog, I wrote that “state capacity may turn out to be the Achilles Heel of the incoming NLD government”.

At Brookings, I co-moderated a panel featuring three distinguished speakers on the election: Aung Din, Rene Egreteau, and Priscilla Clapp.

For the Brookings blog, I explained why state-owned enterprises were likely to remain a drag on the economy even under an NLD government.

Brookings hosted a forum to discuss a new book by Delphine Schrank: The Rebel of Rangoon. I was one of two panelists along with the author.

In this Brookings op-ed, I speculated on the outcome of the November 2015 election, imagining a mix of good news and bad news.

This working paper was produced during a month-long visiting fellowship at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore.

In this Brookings op-ed, on the eve of President Obama’s trip to Myanmar, I argued that the US policy should be more positive than negative.

This is the text of my testimony before the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada’s parliament.

In this piece for East Asia Forum, I cautioned against being too bullish about the transition to democratic rule that started in 2011.

In this Brookings op-ed, I criticized a Washington Post editorial advocating more sanctions on Myanmar; more engagement was a better policy.

In this Brookings op-ed, I noted four ways in which foreign aid could do more harm than good, and three ways to make it more effective.

This report of a study I carried out with James W. Fox was the first assessment of foreign aid to Myanmar’s transition government.

Here is the audio file and transcript of the Brookings forum where Jim Fox and I presented our “Too Much Too Soon?” study.

This is the transcript of a Brookings panel where I was joined by Priscilla Clapp, Anoop Singh, and Francis Zwenig.