The Bush Administration did a great deal for U.S. relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It developed the ASEAN Cooperation Plan, the Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative, the ASEAN–U.S. Enhanced Partnership, and the U.S.–ASEAN ...
The damage is done. The Empire State Building was lit read and yellow last night to celebrate the 60th anniversary China’s communist revolution. It is hard to imagine a more inappropriate – indeed, offensive – use of an iconic American symbol. No one ...
The Islamist terrorist network in Indonesia will be severely damaged by this loss. But it is not out of commission. This is a long struggle. It will be won by eternal vigilance, and an understanding that it is not just the violent means of the ...
In Wednesday's New York Times, Senator Jim Webb made his case for a new American policy on Burma. For someone so closely identified with opposition to sanctions, one would expect his alternative to be much bolder. After so much build up, is this ...
In today’s New York Times, Senator Webb makes his case for a new American policy on Burma. For someone so closely identified with opposition to sanctions, one would expect his alternative to be much bolder. After so much build up, is this it? The ...
This was a simple transaction. Junta chief Than Shwe got what he wanted, and he gave up something (someone) that had already served the regime’s purpose. It will not lead to a new opening in US-Burma relations - unless of course, the US is prepared to ...
This is unfortunate. But there is more at stake than simply whether or not American officials and Burmese officials talk. The problem posed by Senator Webb’s visit is his position on U.S. policy and the confusing signals it may send to both Burma and ...
Despite the Obama Administration's desire to "engage" recalcitrant, repressive regimes, three factors--the weight of circumstances, the force of law, and solid American values--dictate that its policy toward Burma differ little from that of the Bush ...
China and Taiwan are getting along much better these days. Considering the stake the United States has in their relationship, that's good news. But this is no time to let down our guard, as Chinese officials have been urging. Wang Yi, who heads China's ...
In the next couple of weeks, the Obama Administration will be engaged in high-level diplomacy with America’s treaty allies and friends in Southeast Asia. Secretary Clinton will be in Bangkok tomorrow to meet with Thailand’s leadership, including Prime ...
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