US Myanmar sanctions

The declaration is long overdue, but accountability for Myanmar's military remains a long way off.

According to the environmental advocacy group Forest Trends, much more can be done to strangle the junta's access to natural resource revenues.

The legislation calls for Washington to adopt a more robust and cohesive approach toward the country's military junta.

The U.S. Trade Representative is also set to reassess Myanmar's eligibility for tariff-free access to the American market.

The Myanmar coup has posed an early test to the new administration's promise to work with allies to forge an anti-authoritarian front.

It remains to be seen whether the U.S. response can resolve a growing tension between values and interests.

The next president will determine whether Obama's interest in Myanmar was aberration or precedent.

The removal of sanctions will not do Myanmar's fledgling democracy any favors.

The state of cooperation between the two countries continues to be an issue of interest.