Prospects for Burma After Aung San Suu Kyi’s Release

Author(s): Michael W Charney
Publisher(s): Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Madrid, Spain
Date of publication: 11 Feb 2011
Volume number: 2011
Issue number: 32
Pages: 5
Series: Elcano Royal Institute Analyses

Description: Aung San Suu Kyi’s release coincided with the holding of national elections for a military-designed state to provide the ruling junta with a veneer of legitimacy. Nevertheless, the lifting of sanctions will remain the central issue facing Burma’s relations with foreign countries, which will have to balance out human rights issues and investment opportunities. Aung San Suu Kyi and her treatment by the new government will play a determining role in deciding this issue.

General note: © 2011 Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies

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