What David Petraeus Should Ask in Myanmar

Last week it was reported that Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus likely would be traveling to Myanmar to meet with senior officials there. His visit would follow that of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as those of several other senior State Department officials and a bevy of prominent businesspeople, non-governmental organizations, international aid organizations, and other prominent world leaders, including the foreign minister of France.

Petraeus, and the Agency more generally, has a lot to potentially gain in Myanmar, even if, as I noted before, some signs of political reforms in the country may be ebbing. Some key areas Petraeus should focus on: