Authors say there are 5 key elements if lasting solutions are to be achieved: Nationwide peace, extra-parliamentary as well as parliamentary processes, a political agreement or guarantees, transparent and inclusive Panglong-style meeting, and international observation at key stages.

For more, Please read 15-page paper by Transnational Institute – Burma Centrum Nederland (TNI-BCN)’s http://www.tni.org/sites/www.tni.org/files/download/bpb_12_def.pdf.