that the architect of those efforts in asia sides vice president for global policy programs, suzanne dimaggio, to conduct our conversation with peter. suzanne is co-author with priscilla clapp of the asia society report, enhance -- a way forward for u.s. policy which i think you'll find copies of on future. i urge you all to read it. it is a really excellent and important piece of work. suzanne and her team are also doing important things in relation to iran, pakistan and afghanistan, and other complex issue areas facing asia in the world. this summer they will release a new report led by our senior asia society advisor who has assessed the current state of pakistan's police forces, and in a report that is co-authored by other pakistani and u.s. experts, they will present recommendations for enhancing institutional capacity within pakistani police forces. also, please come back on april 12 for another exceptional program on the same subject, which is called the u.s., pakistan and afghanistan, untangling without unraveling. this is part of our hbo sponsored series on asian hotspots, and it wil

suzanne dimaggio. l> per wil >> peter will read first. >> good evening.evenin good to see people here today. more than 20 years i have been writing the book five bourse six years searchinggh weber but has never been so interesting and important and it is at this moment. loopy energy and gumption to get it out and the asia society to welcome me toi talk about it. i thought i would read a few we pages because we're a on the the cusp of an election. april. it is only the third such election since 1990, a multiparty election. 1990 election, then the 2010, and then this election, which was followed by another general election in 2015. i thought it would be worthwhile looking back 22 years. two in aung san suu kyi had a first appearance, but that first appearance of her party and what transpired. on sunday, may 27, 1990, aung san suu kyi, still under detention in her home, cast your vote in her country's first free general election or 30 years. the ballot paper was put into an envelope, which was sealed and