Actually, the Union Peace Conference (UPC) or 21st Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) is supposed to bring all warring parties into an atmosphere of peaceful...

Less than a month from now, the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) will be one year old. Whether more EAOs (ethnic armed...

Day Fourteen-Fifteen. Sunday-Monday, 4-5 September 2016 With someone who holds nothing but trumps, it’s impossible to play. Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and dramatist (1813-1863) Today and tomorrow are...

The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) failure to attend the framework for political dialogue was speculated and interpreted as either the rejection, due to...

Day Twelve. Friday, 2 September 2016 The best way to build trust is to be trustworthy. The Global Negotiator Today I miss several presentations, especially those for...

Day Eleven. Thursday, 1 September 2016 Each partner gets what he wants out of the deal, which is the essence of successful negotiation The Global Negotiator One good...

The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) splinter group armed engagement which has been brewing even before the start of the Union Peace Conference (UPC)...

Day Ten. Wednesday, 31 August 2016  Focus on interests, not positions The Global Negotiator The opening ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:00. But at 08:00 we are...

Day Five. Friday, 26 August 2016 I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women French to men And German to my horse. The Global Negotiator Today, Sai Kham Nood, Secretary of...

Day Four. Thursday, 25 August 2016  Send a written proposal in advance of a meeting to allow your counterpart time to review and comprehend the...