Organizer: The Stimson Center

Type/Location: Virtual

Description:

In 2020, the Lower Mekong Initiative was upgraded and expanded to the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP). The MUSP Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue series is a flagship initiative of the Partnership and includes seven virtual and in-person dialogues from 2021 to 2023 focusing on key policy and sustainability challenges facing Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This discussion will launch the summary report to share takeaways and policy recommendations from the 6th Policy Dialogue, which was held in Bangkok in May 2023 as a deep-dive on needs and opportunities related to trafficking in persons, wildlife trafficking, drug trafficking, and cyber-enabled crime.

Speakers:

Mech Dara, Independent Journalist

Valentina Casulli, Project Officer, Humanity Research Consultancy

Cynthia Gabriel, Founding Director, Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism and Consultant, Center for International Private Enterprise

Moderator:

Brian Eyler, Southeast Asia Program Director, The Stimson Center

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