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 196 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 Germany: Trump and Clinton Have the Same Interest* February 22, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung[E]very lie is allowed, nothing has any consequences. 0 Saudi Arabia: Great Unraveling: 2026 Super Bowl Sounds Death Knell for US Unity February 17, 2026. Published in Arab NewsWe are entering a state of regime cleavage. 0 India: How Trump’s Escalation Math Doesn’t Yet Add Up to War with Iran February 21, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnder present conditions, Washington seeks leverage without entanglement. Restraint persists not from trust, but from calculation. 0 Egypt: Iran and Washington: A Deal Completed or a More Painful Strike? February 21, 2026. Published in Ahram Online 0 Canada: When Trump Inevitably Lashes Out over the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision, He’ll Have 2 Targets in Mind February 23, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: America Through Europe’s Critical Eye February 23, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-Awsat[R]epublican democracy in America proved easier to attain but more superficial and fragile. 0 Saudi Arabia: Huckabee’s Positions Closer to Netanyahu’s Than Trump’s February 23, 2026. Published in Arab NewsHuckabee is also a compulsive warmonger. At a time when his boss, Trump, is pushing for a deal with Iran, Huckabee clearly wants war. 0 South Africa: Epstein Files Mirror Africa’s Power, Patriarchy February 23, 2026. Published in Nation 0 Canada: When Trump Inevitably Lashes Out over the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision, He’ll Have 2 Targets in Mind February 23, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Australia: Americans Fearing Death of Democracy See a Glimmer of Hope in the Supreme Court February 23, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Could Canada and Australia Form a Critical Minerals Supergroup? February 23, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Germany: Trump and Clinton Have the Same Interest* February 22, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung[E]very lie is allowed, nothing has any consequences. 0 India: How Trump’s Escalation Math Doesn’t Yet Add Up to War with Iran February 21, 2026. Published in FirstpostUnder present conditions, Washington seeks leverage without entanglement. Restraint persists not from trust, but from calculation. 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