Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. A Rare US Approach to Soft Diplomacy 169 November 16, 2012 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Irrawaddy (Burma) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Burma Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Kenya: US Onslaught on Venezuela Targets Its Large Oil Resources January 7, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 Saudi Arabia: If Trump’s Court Summons You January 4, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatThis is the world. What is permitted to the strong is denied to others. International law restrains only the weak. 0 South Africa: Venezuela Will Once Again Expose Flaws in UN Security Council January 10, 2026. Published in Cape TimesVenezuela is likely to become another wasted crisis, resembling events that followed when the U.S. forced regime changes in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq. 0 Japan: Attack on Venezuela: An Outrage That Tramples on Legal Order January 10, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[T]here can be no justification for arbitrarily attacking a sovereign nation and capturing a leader. 0 Japan: This Year, International ‘Our Country 1st’ Rhetoric Raged Internationally January 5, 2026. Published in Kobe Shimbun 0 Topics India: Attack on Venezuela: Superpower Intervention and the Politics of Accusations January 11, 2026. Published in Navbharat 0 Mexico: Never with the Aggressors, Always with the Bolivarian Revolution January 11, 2026. Published in La Jornada[T]he Bolivarian revolution must continue to forge its path. Surrender is not part of the victorious legacy of Simón BolÃvar . 0 India: ‘Make America Great Again’ Not Just Election Slogan — It’s Trump’s Firm Resolve January 11, 2026. Published in Aaj Tak[Trump] is not trying to preserve the post-Cold War system; he has concluded that system has already collapsed. 0 Germany: Trump’s Audacious Show of Strength* January 10, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungBy any measure, the brief, yet highly effective U.S. operation in Venezuela was an audacious act. 0 Spain: What’s Dying in Caracas January 10, 2026. Published in El PaÃsWhen the hegemon leaves legitimacy behind, only strength remains. And that ... is not a sign of power. 0 Austria: Trump’s 28-Point Plan Is the Original Sin of Current Diplomacy on Ukraine January 10, 2026. Published in Der Standard[N]egotiations to end the bloodshed in Ukraine have recently gained momentum. However, tangible results are not in sight. 0 Poland: Attack on Venezuela. Donald Trump Crosses the Rubicon January 10, 2026. Published in RzeczpospolitaTrump might triumph in Venezuela. He may also come to greatly regret his decision. 0 Japan: Attack on Venezuela: An Outrage That Tramples on Legal Order January 10, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[T]here can be no justification for arbitrarily attacking a sovereign nation and capturing a leader. 0 Related Articles Singapore: US Sanctions for Myanmar Will Not Reverse the Coup February 17, 2021. Published in CNAJapan, China and ASEAN are key players worth Washington’s engagement in shaping developments in Myanmar. Zimbabwe: From Pariah to Partner — Series Finale June 18, 2018. Published in The Herald Poland: Barack Obama Visited Burma to Speed Up Reforms There November 18, 2014. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza Burma: Can US-Burma Defense Ties Return Generals to the Barracks? December 27, 2012. Published in The Irrawaddy Burma: Obama Charms Burma November 21, 2012. Published in The Irrawaddy Previous articlePresident Obama: Turn Lip Service on Burma’s Political Prisoners into ActionNext articleUS Elections Herald New World Order of Smartpolitics LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment