Muslim Nations Are Rallying to Protect the Rohingya. What About the Rest of Us?
If only Muslims reach out to help the Rohingya, the international community will suffer another blow to its reputation.
Vultures Over Burma
A poem: To all the men and women who sing change change change Mee-ahn mar–we never heard of you before.
U.S. Explores Military Engagement With Burma’s Brutal Military
In its rush to jump on the Burma investment bandwagon, the U.S. is actually exploring working with Burma’s army.
Burma as Capable of Scapegoating Muslims as Anybody
Burma’s Muslims are caught in a cross-fire between Chinese and Western investment.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/8)
Emphasis, as always, added.
How Do Buddhist Attacks on Muslims Help Burma’s Government?
Cognitive dissonance aside, Buddhists — including monks — take up arms against Muslims in Burma while the government stands by.
President Suu Kyi?
Aung San Suu Kyi’s tremendous skills as an opposition leader don’t necessarily translate to presidential politics.
Burma’s Buddhists Determined to De-romanticize Buddhism for West
Burma — from its president to its Nobel laureate — has failed to address Buddhist violence in its Rakhine state against Muslim Rohingyas.
Obama Poised to Dine with Architects of Burma’s Ethnic Cleansing
The U.S. government has decided to lift the economic and diplomatic pressure that made reform in Burma possible.
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.
The Foreign Policy President?
Has Obama had any significant progressive foreign policy successes?
Moe Ma Kha Plant
The dissident, like the plant, does not kowtow to the sky.