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Days after winning Myanmar’s first election in 20 years despite heavy dispute, the ruling military released opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Observers are watching whether Suu Kyi will call for an end to sanctions on the country, which western nations are likely to respond to
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Cautiously does it
Washington needs to take step-by-step approach to a government that has, for reasons unknown, suddenly changed tack
Sparks of hope
This election will be key test of Burma’s reform intentions. Sanctions should remain in place until it is seen to be fair, free and open
Burma: At freedom’s gate
Rangoon is progressing towards political and economic liberalisation, but, Amy Kazmin asks, will the army old guard allow the changes to continue?
When a hero’s image signals a new Burmese dawn
One western diplomat who met Aung San Suu Kyi recently says she is exhilarated by the changed atmosphere, writes David Pilling
It is time to fine-tune sanctions on Burma
Britain argues that relaxation in sanctions would signal weakness. Yet European influence is already melting away as our small share of Burma’s trade shrivels, writes Markus Loening
No Hollywood ending for Burma
While caution is in order, the release of Aung San Suu Kyi over the weekend offers a rare and uplifting moment of optimism in a sad story, writes Gideon Rachman
Burma’s poll farce
The world is right to expose the country’s election process as a farce. But it should also be alive to the possibility, however slim, of surprise
West must nudge Burma towards reform
Working with Suu Kyi remains the junta’s key to rejoining the international community and opening assistance, writes Jeff Kingston
A general’s election
Votes are still being counted but – surprise, surprise – the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development party has already declared victory in Burma’s first election for 20 years
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