CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS: * The 2010 general election could mark the most defining moment in a generation, but new divisions in Burmese politics are undermining prospects for democracy and national reconciliation... * Resolution of Burma?s long-standing ethnic crises is integral to the achievement of real peace, democracy and constitutional government... * The UN and international community need to establish a common focus on the election and its political consequences. * Political and ethnic inclusion is essential if Burma?s long history of state failure is to be addressed... * To establish sustainable ethnic peace, there must be conflict resolution, humanitarian progress and equitable participation in the economy, bringing rights and benefits to all the country?s peoples and regions.