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David I. Steinberg
An Idiosyncratic Analysis United State and Myanmar relations have profoundly altered for the better during President Obama�s tenure in office. They have helped Myanmar move along a trajectory of progress with a speed that few could have predicted. But the credit for these changes must go to first to those elements of the Myanmar leadership within the tatmadaw, outside of it, and in the opposition who fostered such changes. The external elements are but supporting actors in this drama. U.S.-Myanmar relations are at their apex since Independence in 1948. There are still many hurdles to overcome, any definition of �success� is likely to engender dispute, and there is always the possibility of negative repercussions to internal chaos that could alter the best laid plans. Progress is sometimes tempered by stasis, progress by setbacks. Yet, in spite of the Cassandra cries of some both internal and external, modest optimism is the most appropriate prediction.
