Aung San Suu Kyi and U.S. Policy toward Burma/Myanmar
No living foreigner has shaped contemporary U.S. attitudes toward a single country more than Aung San Suu Kyi. As the seemingly vulnerable international avatar of democracy, she has effectively determined the parameters of possible U.S. policy choices. Although her Burma/Myanmar specific goals and t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs |
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| Online Access: | http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jsaa/article/view/292 |
| Summary: | No living foreigner has shaped contemporary U.S. attitudes toward a single country more than Aung San Suu Kyi. As the seemingly vulnerable international avatar of democracy, she has effectively determined the parameters of possible U.S. policy choices. Although her Burma/Myanmar specific goals and those of the U.S. overlap, they are not contiguous. That country is a “boutique” issue in U.S. politics – important but not of the highest priority. The U.S. will face difficult policy decisions toward Burma/Myanmar following the formation of the new Burmese administration after the elections of November 7, 2010. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-1034 1868-4882 |