| Editorial_November 2005 |
 The Politics of Peace The Burmese junta’s failure to honor the spirit and letter of ceasefire agreements could be a roadmap to disaster, argues Aung Zaw in an introductory article to a round-up on the country’s armed ethnic groups. |
 A Rocky Road In a survey of the situation in Kachin State, Khun Sam sees growing ethnic and environmental troubles at the heart of that region’s instability. |
 Waiting Game Lasting peace in southern Burma’s Monland is also still a long way off, maintains Louis Reh, while divisions among Karenni State’s make a unified approach there difficult. |
 A Soldier's Duty Shah Paung reports from Karen State on Burma’s long-running war between the Karen National Union and the Burma Army. |
 Uncertainty Reigns in Shan State Regime forces and one arm of the Shan State Army are also engaged in continuing hostilities, despite a ceasefire of convenience between Rangoon and the United Wa State Army, reports Aung Lwin Oo. |
 A Pregnant Problem Dogma and the generation gap often combine to condemn young Burmese refugee women to unwanted pregnancy and resulting poverty. Louis Reh reports from a Karenni refugee camp in Thailand. |
 Online Censorship in Burma: A Foreign Affair Foreign IT firms are contributing to online censorship in Burma by making available state-of-the-art security and spying software, reports Clive Parker. |
 Strategic Memory Lane Karin Dean reports from China on calls to reopen the Ledo Road between Yunnan and India’s Assam State, much of which runs through Burma. |
 Why the Havel-Tutu Report Should Succeed China and Russia have little reason to again block the addition of the Burma question to the United Nations Security Council agenda, argues Arnold Corso. |
 Under an October Moon Yeni reports from Mae Sot on how Burmese exiles in western Thailand celebrate their Festival of Lights. |
 The Wa Conundrum Bertil Lintner reviews a new book on the Golden Triangle opium scene, published as a collection of 10 papers presented at an international conference on how to engage Burma on the problem. |
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