"I’m proud to be the first American president to visit this spectacular country..."

"... and I am very pleased that one of my first stops is to visit with an icon of democracy who has inspired so many people, not just i...

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...

... wins a seat in parliament in Myanmar. "I feel like crying when I talk about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi... It felt so good to vote for her...

"The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech... Democracy is when the people keep a government in check."

"Please do not give up hope. There is no reason to lose heart. Even if you are not political, politics will come to you."

Does the U.N. have a duty to undertake a military intervention in Burma?

Matthew Lee explains the "responsibility to protect." Military intervention is the most extreme option, but there is a policy, ad...

Can we justify invading Burma on humanitarian grounds?

A NYT op-ed from January 17, 1990.

22,500 dead. 41,000 more missing.

Cyclone Nargis. Myanmar. Shaken by the scope of the disaster, the authorities said they would delay a vote in the worst affected areas on a ...

Burma.

Not Myanmar.