America’s relationship with Myanmar ended in May 1997, when the Government of Burma, which was controlled by a military junta, commenced a large scale democratic opposition. The growing number of U.S. economic sanctions has become a trend in U.S. foreign policy in the post-Cold War era. No one argues that U.S. sanctions on Myanmar harm the interest of American companies that operate in this country. Myanmar is a promising prospect for business and investors with a underdeveloped economy in the heart of the fastest growing regions.
In 2011, the local government overthrew the military junta which caused the U.S. to place the sanctions on Myanmar. Since then the government has responded to the economic sanctions placed upon them and has …show more content…
The majority of the country’s population is made up of the agriculture sector. The presence of U.S. companies is the solution, not the problem. With the presence of these companies could help promote democratic values, set a positive example, and improves the general quality of life by providing adequate pay and health and educational benefits. The largest city in Myanmar, Pangon, has a population of 5.2 million people where only 42% have access to clean running water, and 10% have a sewage infrastructure, while 40% of the people survive on a day-to-day basis (Dale, Kyle 2015). In 2013 the former President of Myanmar, Thein Sein, instituted his version of the “New Deal” that would focus on the local and every day concerns of the people. This is similar to the former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, which helped repair the American economy after the 1930’s …show more content…
Myanmar wants change and is completing their goals for change, now it is time for America to do its part and recognize that this country is a rising star with many benefits of doing business with them. The continuance of this sanction will only raise the cost of U.S. economics and put a harsher strain on the strategic interest in the region. The changing of the regime in Myanmar and maintain a free democratic state has proved that this country is ready to be reintroduced to the United States. To maintain this policy affects the everyday common citizen and is forced to scrape by with little earnings and no jobs to keep them above
In 2011, the local government overthrew the military junta which caused the U.S. to place the sanctions on Myanmar. Since then the government has responded to the economic sanctions placed upon them and has …show more content…
The majority of the country’s population is made up of the agriculture sector. The presence of U.S. companies is the solution, not the problem. With the presence of these companies could help promote democratic values, set a positive example, and improves the general quality of life by providing adequate pay and health and educational benefits. The largest city in Myanmar, Pangon, has a population of 5.2 million people where only 42% have access to clean running water, and 10% have a sewage infrastructure, while 40% of the people survive on a day-to-day basis (Dale, Kyle 2015). In 2013 the former President of Myanmar, Thein Sein, instituted his version of the “New Deal” that would focus on the local and every day concerns of the people. This is similar to the former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, which helped repair the American economy after the 1930’s …show more content…
Myanmar wants change and is completing their goals for change, now it is time for America to do its part and recognize that this country is a rising star with many benefits of doing business with them. The continuance of this sanction will only raise the cost of U.S. economics and put a harsher strain on the strategic interest in the region. The changing of the regime in Myanmar and maintain a free democratic state has proved that this country is ready to be reintroduced to the United States. To maintain this policy affects the everyday common citizen and is forced to scrape by with little earnings and no jobs to keep them above