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Myanmar Charter Battle Catches US in Crossfire

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Jul 11, 2015
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United States policymakers have been put in a delicate position by the votes by Myanmar’s union parliament on June 25 reject five of six major amendments to the 2008, military-drafted constitution. It is a decision that has critical implications for Myanmar’s political landscape.

The existing constitution gives the military an outsize influence in the le…

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