With ASEAN stuck, it is up to U.S. to lead on Myanmar

BURMA Act can open way for stronger support to resistance movement

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Protesters attend a candlelight night rally in Yangon in March 2021: Washington's approach has the U.S. notionally on the side of the resistance but without the commitment. © AP

Scot Marciel is Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center of Stanford University and a former U.S. ambassador to ASEAN, Indonesia and Myanmar. He is author of the new book "Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia."

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