The United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process / Bertil Lintner.
| Author/creator | Lintner, Bertil author. |
| Other author | United States Institute of Peace issuing body. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2019. |
| Copyright Date | ©2019 |
| Description | 1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, one color map. |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo147740 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Peaceworks ; no. 147 Peaceworks ; no. 147. ^A423614 |
| Contents | Introduction. -- Wo are the Wa? -- Communism. -- Drug trafficking. -- The UWSP UWSA, and their allies. -- The UWSP and China's role in the peace process. -- Conclusion and policy recommendations. |
| Abstract | The United Wa State Army, a force of some twenty-thousand fighters, is the largest of Burma's ethnic armed organizations. It is also the best equipped, boasting modern and sophisticated Chinese weaponry, and operates a formidable drug empire in the Golden Triangle region. This report examines the history of the Wa people, the United Wa State Army's long-standing political and military ties to China, and the Wa's role in Burma's fragile peace process. |
| General note | "April 2019." |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24). |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (USIP, viewed May 5, 2019). |
| GPO item number | 1063-K-11 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | Y 3.P 31:19/147 |