In 1991, the Burmese activist and politician Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize after her fight and struggle to lead Myanmar towards a transition from a military junta to a partial democracy. She ended up battling the status quo for decades to come and finally became the State Counsellor of Myanmar in 2015 after her party won a landslide election. However, Suu Kyi’s has recently drawn criticism from the western democracies that once applauded her. This is because many believe that she has downplayed and been inactive in condemning the genocide of the Rohingya people inside of Myanmar. In this episode, Drew and Alex discuss why this shining beacon of democratic hope has fallen from grace. They discuss the fact that Suu Kyi is highly limited by the constitution, in which the military has political power and is independent from civilian control. They also discuss the complex history of Myanmar and why Buddhist nationalism may be part of the issue. They also talk about how countries like the United States don’t always seem to understand the foreign leaders that they support. The world is not black and white, and sometimes leaders like Suu Kyi aren’t either.