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 282 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 Spain: Trump’s Pulling the Plug on Us June 30, 2026. Published in El PaÃs[I]t is severe punishment for a local business leading in the most important race on the planet. 0 Germany: Close to a Nightmare Scenario* June 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungNow Israel is also learning what kind of 'ally' Donald Trump is. 0 Philippines: New and Old Green Card Holders Treated Like Vegetables June 30, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesThe Lau v. Blanche case illustrates how green card holders could be treated like vegetables. 0 Germany: America’s Power Can Be Worth Little* June 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 South Africa: US Escalates Its Pressure Campaign Against South Africa over Iran and China June 27, 2026. Published in Sunday Independent[W]hy does the United States believe it has the standing to dictate which nations South Africa may engage with and on what terms? 0 Topics Germany: Trump Fails at Separation of Powers* July 3, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung 0 Germany: Iran War: Stalemate Instead of Progress July 2, 2026. Published in Frankfurter RundschauEach side contradicts the other’s announcement of any progress. 0 United Kingdom: Trump’s Strategic Blunders in His War against Iran July 2, 2026. Published in RaialyoumOperation Epic Fury will not be remembered as a historic triumph, but as a textbook case of how tactical arrogance breeds strategic catastrophe. 0 Israel: For the US, Oil Is Thicker Than Blood June 30, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom[E]conomic interests dictate American policy, and they are the decisive factor. 0 Philippines: New and Old Green Card Holders Treated Like Vegetables June 30, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesThe Lau v. Blanche case illustrates how green card holders could be treated like vegetables. 0 Spain: Trump’s Pulling the Plug on Us June 30, 2026. Published in El PaÃs[I]t is severe punishment for a local business leading in the most important race on the planet. 0 Germany: Close to a Nightmare Scenario* June 29, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungNow Israel is also learning what kind of 'ally' Donald Trump is. 0 Germany: Without Trust, Prestige Declines* June 28, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungAnyone who treats their allies like Trump does shouldn’t find it strange that they are not popular. 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