"The United States should engage with Burma?s armed forces, collaborate with China and further roll back sanctions to enhance reforms, urges a leading think-tank. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) visited Burma in August to explore the current political, economic and social transformation enacted by President Thein Sein?s quasi-civilian government and reported that greater regional engagement was needed including joint military exercises. ?If the military continues to support the transition to civilian rule and observes ceasefires in ethnic minority areas, the United States should begin to consider joint military exercises with the Myanmar armed forces and provide selected Myanmar officers access to US International Military Education and Training opportunities in US defense academies,? read a CSIS report on the trip released on Wednesday..."