Will a Biden presidency shake up U.S.-Myanmar relations?

This week, the United States swore in President Joe Biden. On the same day, President U Win Myint formally accepted the credentials of incoming U.S. ambassador Thomas Laszlo Vajda. Meanwhile, Biden’s newly-nominated intelligence director Avril

US adds Myanmar to travel ban

The United States will add Myanmar to its controversial travel ban. The US Department of Homeland Security announced that starting February 21, citizens from Myanmar (along with five other countries) will not be eligible for immigration visas, althou