Long running ethnic civil wars and history of repression present Burma democracy transition hurdle
Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles
BEIJING — Two years ago, Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar, hopeful that U.S. assistance to a budding Asian democracy would be one of his signature foreign policy achievements. On Wednesday, Obama will make a return visit, but it will not be a victory lap. Since 2012, democratic reforms have stalled…
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