The diploma thesis deals with the development of Burma after the establishment of civilian government rule in 2011. The research is focused on the characteristic of the changes that occurred during the current government and their comparison with the previous period. The theoretical part defines terms associated with undemocratic regimes, democratization processes, sanction policy and describes the concept of geopolitics. The practical part focuses on the analysis of changes and events using collected data. As an additional source were used opinions of interested persons wich were gained through qualitative research using structured questionnaire.