Burma Sanctions: Background and Options

Abstract

On September 25, 2007, President George W. Bush announced that sanctions against Burma, which have been in place since 1997, would be tightened to specifically target leading Burmese officials. On September 27, the Bush Administration imposed financial and travel sanctions on 14 senior Burmese government officials. This report provides background information on existing Burma sanctions and possible future options. It will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 2007
Accession Number
ADA485854

Entities

People

  • Larry Niksch
  • Martin A. Weiss

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Asia
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Economic Development
  • Executives
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Money
  • Natural Gas
  • Natural Resources
  • North Korea
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies