Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/8)
Emphasis, as always, added.
President Suu Kyi?
Aung San Suu Kyi’s tremendous skills as an opposition leader don’t necessarily translate to presidential politics.
What Explains Aung San Suu Kyi’s Silence About the Persecution of Burma’s Minorities?
A prominent Burma activist takes the Nobel laureate to task.
Will the Burma Road End in Democracy?
Walden Bello journeys through Burma’s changing political landscape.
Will Suu Kyi’s Assimilation Into Burma’s Electoral Process Leave Its Ethnic Minorities Behind?
She may be biding her time, but Aung San Suu Kyi has yet to forcefully advocate for them.
Dam and Ethnic Disputes Threaten to Undermine Credibility of Burma’s President
President Thein Sein has a long way to go to win the trust of the West, as well as his own people.
Burma: Don’t Believe the Hype
Burma’s President Thein Sein seems to think a veneer of democracy is enough to get sanctions lifted.
In the Garden by the Lake
A poem about Hillary Clinton’s visit to see Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma.
Appeasement Complex
Is detente with Burma just around the corner?
Showing Juntas Some Love
Lately North Korea and Burma have found themselves in the good graces of other states.
An Arab Spring in Burma Requires Alliance Between Armed and Nonviolent Resistance
To throw off the repression of its military regime, the people of Burma need a two-pronged approach.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Plate Is Already Full
Give the lady a chance to find her sea legs.
Will Suu Kyi Ever Be Free of the Imprisonment-House Arrest-Release Merry-Go-Round?
Once again Burma’s junta is thinking of releasing Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest.
Myanmar, the UN, and ASEAN
There should be no returning to the unsustainable status quo at the East Asia Summit.
Plausible Dialogue in Burma
There are two sides to every issue. In Burma, however, negotiations have to go beyond just two sides.