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Just like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of Burma?s democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has become an icon for freedom - throughout the world, she is associated with a peaceful struggle for democracy and human rights. But what is she really like? What drives her to make such enormous personal sacrifices for her country? Bengtsson draws a portrait of one of the most most talked about political personalities of our times

No living foreigner has shaped contemporary U.S. attitudes toward a single country more than Aung San Suu Kyi. As the seemingly vulnerable international avatar of democracy, she has effectively determined the parameters of possible U.S. policy choices. Although her Burma/Myanmar specific goals and those of the U.S. overlap, they are not contiguous. That country is a "boutique" issue in U.S. politics - important but not of the highest priority. The U.S. will face difficult policy decisions toward Burma/ Myanmar following the formation of the new Burmese administration after the elections of November 7, 2010. Adapted from the source document.