Since 2019, Jason’s research has focused on a range of issues at the nexus of crime, investment and conflict in Southeast Asia.
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He also led a series of research initiatives relevant to China’s role in peacekeeping operations in East Africa and on China’s evolving role in international conflict dynamics. From 2009 to 2017, he worked to establish the Beijing office of the American Friends Service Committee and initiated programming across north and southeast Asia on the impacts of cross-border investments on conflict dynamics. Jason has 20 years of experience working on conflict and security issues in China and Southeast Asia. Jason Tower is the Country Director for the Burma Program of the United States Institute of Peace. She holds a master’s in public policy from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Art in English from Yangon University. Previously, Nilar served as the Myanmar program director for The Border Consortium and as the Executive Director for the Local Resource Center. She served as research consultant for Sandhi Governance Institute’s case studies under the BRI Monitor.
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Nilar Myaing is a development professional with over 17 years of extensive experience in program design and development, strengthening civil society organizations, and engaging in policy analysis and advocacy in Myanmar. His main interests include civil society development, local governance, economic development, public sector reform, public- private partnership (PPP) and democratization. He is an expert on public-private partnership and has been providing various trainings for regional members of parliament, political parties, and civil society organizations. In 2008, he founded the Sandhi Governance Institute with the purpose of nurturing leadership to promote good governance. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Khine Win has served as the executive director of the Sandhi Governance Institute since 2008. Lucas’ practice covers a broad spectrum of foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, sanctions, and tax. He is the Managing Partner of Thanlwin Legal, a Committee Member of Myanmar Bar Association, and a Director of the Myanmar-China Business Association. Lucas Chen is a Myanmar-based lawyer with a special focus on advising foreign investors in Myanmar throughout different phases of investment. The panel will take stock of research on Chinese investment in Myanmar, analyze the situation on the ground, and discuss concrete ways to mitigate the impact of corrosive capital given the limited prospect of any meaningful reform.
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CIPE and its partners have created a robust assessment tool to help host countries identify problem areas and incorporate policies and laws that promote transparency and accountability and limit public financial exposure in the future.
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New case studies by SGI and its regional BRI Monitor partners spotlight how these huge Chinese-funded projects have exploited and widened governance gaps in recipient countries. The military regime is trying to attract foreign investment and is welcoming massive infrastructure projects funded through China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Myanmar, struggling with the pandemic and challenges posed by the February coup, faces an economic contraction of 20% in the next year.
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The event series will kick off on October 7 with a virtual panel discussion co-hosted by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and Sandhi Governance Institute (SGI) of Myanmar. How can Indo-Pacific countries in need of foreign investment guard themselves against corrosive capital that threatens to corrupt markets and weaken governance, while also building a better environment for constructive capital that generates greater opportunity? This is the focus of a new event series by CIPE and partners across Asia and the Pacific region.