In May, Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal to ‘use your liberty to promote ours’ will be at the heart of Brighton Festival (UK) as she becomes Guest Director from afar. But how else can we use our freedom to support those denied it in Burma?
In May, Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal to ‘use your liberty to promote ours’ will be at the heart of Brighton Festival (UK) as she becomes Guest Director from afar. But how else can we use our freedom to support those denied it in Burma?
The disclosure of such classified diplomatic exchanges risks inflaming an already dangerously volatile situation.
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Francis is a freelance writer and researcher, specializing in the international affairs of East and Southeast Asia. He graduated recently with an MSc in Global Politics from the LSE and is currently living in London.
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