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. President Obama: Turn Lip Service on Burma’s Political Prisoners into Action 112 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 Pakistan: Setting the World on Fire December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today[T]he tragedy is not merely that Trump is failing to solve global crises; it is that his leadership style is accelerating them. 0 Pakistan: Hardening the Frontier December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Topics Saudi Arabia: Trump: Don’t Fence Me In December 13, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatTrump cannot be bound by any manifesto. 0 Philippines: Trump Wants To Make Europe White Again December 13, 2025. Published in The Manila TimesWhile European leaders want to preserve the American security umbrella without subscribing to Trump’s ideological project, he demands that they adhere to a MAGA-fied global order yet offers little in return. 0 Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. 0 Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El Pais[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other. 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 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 articleWhat Message Will Obama Bring?Next articleA Rare US Approach to Soft Diplomacy LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment