MYANMAR INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
(Myanmar-ISIS)
MYANMAR-ISIS AIMS TO ACT AS AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTE CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY
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H.E. U NYUNT MAUNG SHEIN
CHAIRMAN OF THE INSTITUTE
Past Events
Nov 9, 2018
MoU signed between Fundacao Alexandre de Gusmao of the Federative Republic of Brazil (FUNAG) and Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar ISIS)
An MoU was signed between Fundacao Alexandre de Gusmao of the Federative Republic of Brazil (FUNAG) and Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar ISIS) for cooperation between the two Institutes on 9 November 2018 at Myanmar ISIS. FUNAG is a think tank under the MOFA of Brazil. The MoU was signed by Chairman of Myanmar ISIS witnessed by the Ambassador of Brazil to Myanmar H.E. Antonio J.M. de Souza e Silva.The MoU was signed by the Brazilian side by the President of FUNAG earlier. This is the first MoU for Myanmar ISIS to sign with a think tank from Latin America. After the signing the ceremony the Ambassador gave a talk on Myanmar-Brazil Bilateral Relations.
Nov 2, 2018
Lecture on the topic “Asia Pacific to Indo-Pacific: What this US-Promoted Shift Means to ASEAN, Russia and Asia”
Today, another lecture was delivered by Dr. Victor Sumsky, Director, ASEAN Centre in MGIMO University, MOFA, Moscow on the topic “Asia Pacific to Indo-Pacific: What this US-Promoted Shift Means to ASEAN, Russia and Asia”. This is the second time that Dr. Victor Sumsky visited Myanmar ISIS, the first time was in 2016. This event was organized by the Ambassador of Russia to Myanmar Dr. Nikolay Listopadov. Myanmar ISIS Chairman, members and the Russian Ambassador together with interns attended the lecture. A lively round of discussions followed the talk. It was encouraging to see that many interns contributed to the discussion by way of raising important and relevant questions on the Indo-Pacific concept. Myanmar ISIS highly appreciates the younger generation for their keen interest to take part in the Q & A session.
Nov 1, 2018
Talk on “Federalism and the German Model of Federalism”
Myanmar ISIS hosted a talk by Mr. Raimund Grafe, Managing Director, Representative of the Free State of Thuringia for Federal Affairs, Berlin on “Federalism and the German Model of Federalism” at Myanmar ISIS conference room on 1 November 2018 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This event was arranged by FES, Yangon. It was attended by MISIS Chairman, members as well as interns at MISIS. Mr. Grafe is Chief of Staff of the delegation of the Free State of Thuringia to the German Federation. He studied political science and economics at the University of Munich and Sciences Po in Paris.
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