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Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s U.S. visit marked with delicate diplomatic dance

Global Politics

Aung San Suu Kyi has emerged from the shadows of protest in Myanmar and taking a seat in the country’s government. That’s enabled her to travel the world, finally, and to the United States this week. But her visit comes shortly before the visit of the president who implemented reforms that freed her, which has forced the U.S., and her, into difficult balancing act.

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Suu Kyi’s US Visit Marked by Delicate Diplomatic Balance

Global Politics

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Global Politics

Slideshow: What It’s Like to Report in a Changing Myanmar

Global Politics

Now that the government of Myanmar is starting to open things up, it’s an exciting time to for journalists there. But as The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports, journalists have still been imprisoned for what they write.

Secretary of State Clinton Visits Myanmar

Global Politics

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Burma on the first visit by such a senior American diplomat in 50 years.