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February 22, 2011

Myanmar
Is Aung San Suu Kyi Going Back to Jail?

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with youths at the National League for Democracy (NLD) head office in Yangon February 8, 2011. (Soe Zeya Tun/Courtesy Reuters) Speaking with a …

Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with youths at the National League for Democracy head office in Yangon
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

November 15, 2023

Vietnam
San Francisco Meeting: A Conversation With President Vo Van Thuong of Vietnam

 President Vo Van Thuong of Vietnam discusses the U.S.-Vietnam partnership during the APEC Summit.

Play President Joe Biden and President Vo Van Thuong shaking hands
Event by Vo Van Thuong, Scot Marciel, and Michael Froman

March 8, 2012

Asia
Suu Kyi as a Candidate

In today’s New York Times, Thomas Fuller has an excellent piece exploring the challenges faced by Aung San Suu Kyi as she attempts to make the transformation from longtime (and jailed) icon to politi…

Supporters carry a bust of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she arrives in Mandalay March 3, 2012.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

March 18, 2013

Asia
Suu Kyi Fails a Test

About a week ago, the National League for Democracy (NLD) held its first national congress, a kind of meeting of all party activists from across Myanmar. In theory, many activists hoped the congress …

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi shakes hands with supporters after giving a speech in Monywa, Myanmar.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

January 28, 2011

Myanmar
Suu Kyi in the New Yorker

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the crowd during a ceremony to mark the country's 63rd Independence Day at the National League for Democracy (NLD) head office in Yangon Janu…

Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses crowd during a ceremony to mark 63rd Independence Day at NLD head office in Yangon
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound