Burmese military junta has been ruling the country for decades. The country's main political party, National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi and democracy activists have advocated for economic sanctions to punish the regime.



The sanctions range from economic sanction (eg. US bans Burmese products from import, ban new US investments in Burma) and diplomatic sanction (eg. high ranking Burmese officials are barred from entering EU and US) and arm embargo.



What changes have the sanctions brought to Burma's democratization? It is time for opposition leaders and democracy activists to reconsider their failed policy.

Gecko is one of the species which changes its skin according the environment they are in. Sanctions strategy is clearly no longer fit in today's political climate in Burma. Sanctions have been imposed on junta for decades but failed to bring any sort of result.

So, why continue with this failed policy?