Third, regional actors like China, Thailand and India have a role. While there are severe obstacles to international involvement in Myanmar the rehabilitation work may allow more collaboration. The US, which had imposed sanctions in 1988, was quick to offer help. The regional actors have to ensure that the opportunity is utilised by the junta by providing incentives for collaboration and making a return to international isolation more expensive for the junta. The cyclone could well act as a catalyst for political change.
The writer is a fellow at the Centre for Policy Research
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