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Author Selth, Andrew

Title Secrets and Power in Myanmar : Intelligence and the Fall of General Khin Nyunt
Published Singapore : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (276 pages)
Contents Intro -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Myanmar's Intelligence Apparatus Before 2004 -- 3. The Fall of General Khin Nyunt -- 4. Power Shifts and Structural Changes -- 5. Intelligence Developments Since 2011 -- 6. Intelligence Failures -- 7. Foreign Relationships -- 8. Questions of Accountability -- 9. Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary ""No external observer knows more about Myanmar's security and intelligence apparatus than Andrew Selth. In this book he presents an account of the structure and functions of Myanmar's deep state, along with a tale of personal ambition, rivalry and ruthless power politics worthy of John Le Carre. A thoroughly educative, entertaining and intriguing read.""--Professor Michael Wesley, Dean, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University""Andrew Selth has once again amply illustrated the depth and penetration of his study of Myanmar/Burma and its institutions. This work on t
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Subject Khaṅʻ Ññvanʻʹ, Ūʺ, 1939- author.
Khaṅʻ Ññvanʻʹ, Ūʺ, 1939-
SUBJECT Khaṅʻ Ññvanʻʹ, Ūʺ, 1939- fast
Subject Military intelligence -- Burma
Prime ministers -- Burma -- Biography
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism.
Prime ministers
Politics and government
Military intelligence
Armed Forces
SUBJECT Burma -- Armed Forces
Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92002200
Subject Burma
Genre/Form e-books.
Biographies
Livres numériques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789814843799
9814843792