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2009.
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A critical assessment of the history of Brunei over the last fifty years, with particular emphasis on the evolution of the economy and the way in which the constitutional process has been managed. The author discusses a number of areas of possible concern for the future, including the position of non-citizens and the difficulties of diversifying an economy almost entirely based on oil and gas.
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089353
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2009.
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The author argues that military rule has never been good for Pakistan. Historically it has not helped the fight against extremism, On the contrary, the generals' search for some sort of legitimacy has tended to give encouragement to militant Islam. Certainly, the democratic road has been difficult in many countries, but there is no alternative. It is the only road for Pakistan. The West should not give support to anti-democratic forces under the mistaken belief that they can provide firm government.
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089354
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2009.
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A description of over five years spent living and working as a doctor in a remote area of Afghanistan, inhabited by Ismailis. The article explains how western medical practices in e.g. child nutrition had to be adapted to local beliefs and circumstances and describes the physical challenges of delivering effective medical services in daunting terrain.
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089349
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2009.
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A historical survey which covers firstly, the various attempts to establish a satisfactory boundary between the settled lands of India and the mountain areas to the North; secondly, the negotiations from which the Durand line emerged as the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan; thirdly, the status of the Tribal areas in Pakistan and the border areas more generally, and why so many of the obstacles to change seem to be the very elements which only change can resolve.
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089351
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2009.
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The author argues that Western policy towards Myanmar over the last twenty years has been not only demonstrably ineffective, but has also completely ignored the admittedly somewhat hesitant efforts of the military regime to improve relations with the West. Although the regime has been presentationally inept, the generals do seem to be moving towards some sort of elections in 2010. The West will need to decide how to respond to those elections. Continuing total condemnation of the regime may not be the best option.
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089352
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2009.
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Susan Whitfield is an historian of China and the Silk Road. She directs the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library, an international collaborative project to digitise and research all the archaeological artefacts from the Eastern Silk Road. She has written and travelled widely on the Silk Road. She was formerly a member of the Council of the Society.
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