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• Title: Even Paranoids have Enemies: Cyclone Nargis and Myanmar's Fears of Invasion (Report)
• Author : Contemporary Southeast Asia
• Release Date : January 01, 2008
• Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 299 KB

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After Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (formerly Burma) in May 2008, the world was stunned at the response of the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), which initially refused to accept humanitarian assistance. (1) Even after international pressure forced the SPDC to modify its position, the regime imposed very restrictive conditions on aid delivery. Most of the official statements and public comments made about Naypyidaw's reaction to the cyclone dwelt on the military government's appalling human rights record, its obvious lack of concern for the cyclone victims and its blatant disregard for world opinion. A few observers, however, have tried to understand why the regime took the unusual approach it did. In their review of possible factors, they have drawn attention to the regime's longstanding concerns about foreign interference in Myanmar's internal affairs. In particular, they have pointed to the regime's deep-seated fears of armed intervention. Most foreign observers dismiss an invasion of Myanmar as a regime fantasy, albeit one shared by some of its critics. In international relations, however, perceptions can be more important than objective facts. Fears of armed intervention by the United States and its allies, and of indirect interference in Myanmar's internal affairs, have been strong influences on the regime's defence and foreign policies ever since the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. In that sense, they constitute a strategic reality which must be taken into account in the consideration of any future approaches towards the military government.

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