Myanmar: Asean Inches Away

August 2006 | Political Risk Analysis

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (Asean) increasing dissatisfaction with the pace of reform in Myanmar could cost the insular State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) military junta a crucial ally. It appears as though Asean will edge closer to the EU and US position, and institutionally distance itself from Yangon. This leaves the prospects for diplomatically-driven progress on liberal political and economic reform could in a potentially irreparable state. Going forward, an Asean withdrawal would leave Thailand, China and India as the only players able to materially influence Myanmar's socio-economic direction. Thus far, the self-interested trio has shown little

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