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Summary:

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.

Table of 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.

Author/Creator:

Lintner, Bertil , author

Contributors:

United States Institute of Peace , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The United Wa State Army and Burma's peace process [by Lintner, B.]

Related Series:

Peaceworks; no. 147

Subjects:

Wa (Asian people)

Paramilitary forces — Burma

Burma — Ethnic relations

Peace-building — Burma

Drug traffic — Burma

Paramilitary forces

Ethnic relations

Peace-building

Drug traffic

Burma

General Notes:

"April 2019."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24).
Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover page (USIP, viewed May 5, 2019).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations, one color map.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

Y 3.P 31:19/147

SuDocs Numbers:

Y 3.P 31:19/147

Other Standard Numbers:

Government Printing Office Item Number: 1063-K-11 (online)

OCLC Numbers:

1101026006