This week in New Pubs we feature a number of scholars of South Asia discussing the position of Burma in their sub-region; David et al on the way ethnic relations have improved post-coup; and Cheesman with a historical study of the penal colony in the Coco Islands (if I’m not mistaken, vernacular Burmese for “life sentence” is တစ်သက်တစ်ကွန်းပြစ်ဒဏ် – “punishment of life on an island”).

As always, see our Recent Publications page for all of the citations and for past weeks.