In Myanmar, Challenging the Military's Best-Laid Plans

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the National League for Democracy may be poised to carve into the military's control over the government in the Nov. 8 elections. The NLD could capitalize on frustration with the incremental pace of reform, the uneven distribution of the country's nascent economic boom and lingering distrust of the military. These factors, along with the proliferation of ethnic minority parties and grassroots political forces, herald an increasingly incoherent political environment in Myanmar that will challenge even the military's best-laid plans....