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Since taking office in March 2011, President Thein Sein has moved remarkably quickly to implement reforms. Key benchmarks set by Western countries imposing sanctions, such as releasing political prisoners and creating the conditions for Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) to join the political process, appear well on their way to being met. Now, the International Crisis Group argues, a bold peace initiative has given hope that the country’s biggest challenge – the devastating 60-year-long civil war between the government and ethnic groups – can also be resolved.