From a Department of Homeland Security armed to the teeth to a dubious Nobel Peace Prize.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (4/8)
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Burma
How Do Buddhist Attacks on Muslims Help Burma’s Government?
Security officials stood by during the attacks without intervening.
President Suu Kyi?
Aung San Suu Kyi has shown great strength as Burma’s opposition leader. During her years of house arrest, she became a symbol of freedom and democracy. Yet these qualities will not necessarily bode well for a potential presidency, given the demands of governing a divided country.
Burma’s Buddhists Determined to De-romanticize Buddhism for West
Even the most peaceful of religions produces violence.
Obama Poised to Dine with Architects of Burma’s Ethnic Cleansing
Hate speech and exhortations to attack the Rohingya Muslim minority are pervasive in western Burma.
What Explains Aung San Suu Kyi’s Silence About the Persecution of Burma’s Minorities?
It’s difficult to understand why Aung San Suu Kyi dodges ethnic issues.
Will the Burma Road End in Democracy?
Most visitors to Myanmar these days, when the country is opening up, limit their trips to Yangon, better known in better times as Rangoon. They rarely make the five-hour trip to Naypyitaw, the site upcountry to which the ruling military regime has transferred the capital.
Will Suu Kyi’s Assimilation Into Burma’s Electoral Process Leave Its Ethnic Minorities Behind?
The rights of Burma’s ethnic nationalities continue to be ignored.
Dam and Ethnic Disputes Threaten to Undermine Credibility of Burma’s President
Between a controversial dam benefiting China and dealing with Burma’s ethnic minorities in good faith, Burma’s President Thein Sein has his work cut out for him.
Moe Ma Kha Plant
That time when they
submerged my head
in water
they did not
not even
one moment
let me
raise it up
to breathe.