Myanmar, In Search of Its Place in the World

The United States is hosting Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader, for the first time since she came to office in March, and on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intention to reinstate a trade benefit program with Myanmar that has been suspended for a decade. He also indicated that Washington is prepared to lift additional sanctions against Myanmar, though he did not elaborate. Existing U.S. sanctions on the country prohibit trade with certain individuals or entities and ban arms trading with individuals or entities that have ties to the Myanmar military -- a significant portion of the country's economy....