Burma: Don’t Believe the Hype
Burma’s President Thein Sein seems to think a veneer of democracy is enough to get sanctions lifted.
In the Garden by the Lake
A poem about Hillary Clinton’s visit to see Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma.
Appeasement Complex
Is detente with Burma just around the corner?
Is Burma Really Changing?
Is the notoriously powerful military junta of Burma really loosening its grip?
Burma’s Big Brother
China is emerging as the leading economic force in Burma, and the Burmese are starting to get uncomfortable.
Showing Juntas Some Love
Lately North Korea and Burma have found themselves in the good graces of other states.
An Arab Spring in Burma Requires Alliance Between Armed and Nonviolent Resistance
To throw off the repression of its military regime, the people of Burma need a two-pronged approach.
When a Clandestine Nuclear Program Is Good News
If Burma’s nascent nuclear-weapons program is met with international condemnation so might its human-rights abuses be.
Gaddafi Just Another Tyrant Who Painted Himself Into a Corner
There’s no way for a dictator to bow out gracefully.
Burma’s Junta: Can a Tiger Change Its Stripes?
The generals of Burma’s ruling junta have set aside their uniforms, but they still resemble a military dictatorship.
Poets Stand Up
On the Walk of Shame, poets visit the embassies of Burma, Yemen, and Turkmenistan to read aloud the poems that can’t be read inside those countries.
War on Roaches
A poem about genocide read in front of the Burmese embassy on the Poetry Walk of Shame.
Graphic Foreign Policy
Increasingly, in our globalized world, we want to see what we’re getting into. Graphic novels about Bosnia, Burma, and Iran can take us there.
How Can a Junta Survive With a Weak Army?
Despite ruling Burma for decades, its military isn’t as strong as you’d think.
Myanmar May Be Closer to Becoming Burma Again Than You Think
The time may be at hand when Myanmar’s ethnic minorities can overwhelm the Myanmar army.