The Future Belongs to the Flexible

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By Wall Street Journal | 30 April 2012 | 186

In March, the government of Myanmar—long dismissed as an isolated, paranoid military junta ruling from a fortified enclave in the middle of the jungle—announced that it would allow genuinely contested local elections for the first time in more than 20 years. What inspired this dramatic about-face? Myanmar is coming in from the cold to ensure that it has options. It wants to ease its deepening dependence on China. Like a growing number of developed and developing countries, Myanmar recognizes the urgent need to build a broader set of trade and security ties. Read More