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Editorials

Engagement? It's Asean’s Shame

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations should introduce Burma to a new “ball game” based on rules of reward and punishment.

Asean’s Never-ending Struggle for Relevance

The regional bloc wants to be taken seriously by the rest of the world, but that won’t happen until it stands up to its most recalcitrant member.

Halfway to a Handshake

Aung San Suu Kyi has reached out to the Burmese junta to help end sanctions. Will the generals do the same?

Don’t Let the Junta off the Hook

Pressure on Burma’s ruling regime must not relent until all of the country’s political prisoners have been freed.

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bullet Impotent China
bullet Tension in the North
bullet Webb’s Tangled Message
bullet Lay Off the Lady
bullet Clinton’s Flawed Burma Message
Commentaries

The Facts Remain the Same

By YENI
Washington has decided to take a new approach to dealing with Burma’s oppressive rulers, but for the country’s people, nothing has changed.

Time to Inject Pragmatism

By AUNG ZAW
The US Administration’s new policy on Burma will be tested this week during a visit by two State Department officials.

Playing With Super Powers

By AUNG ZAW
Burma’s generals have a history of juggling relations with Washington and Beijing.

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bullet Pressure Off Burmese PM
Contributors

Burmese-US Relations: ‘Mind the Gap!’

By DAVID I. STEINBERG
Clearly, internal Burmese political considerations will affect any possible narrowing of the gap in relations between the US and the junta.

‘Radical’ or ‘Rational’ NLD Thinking

By MOE ZAW OO
The NLD is playing hardball with the junta on its taking part in the 2010 election, basing its position on a so-called “radical” or “revolutionary” way of thinking.

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bullet Kudos to Abhisit for a Successful Asean Summit
bullet Defeating HIV/AIDS, Preserving the Future
bullet Confronting the Demons
bullet Burma's New Constitution: A Death Sentence for Ethnic Diversity





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