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Russia support economic sanctions. Yet the Russian government finds itself in a bind. Its calculation that Assad would prevail over the opposition, Bahrain-style, woefully overlooked the external dimension to the Syrian drama. Now it's accused of protecting the "butcher of Damascus," while China withdr

ices contributed to civil unrest throughout the Arab world. High and fluctuating oil prices have caused political challenges across the globe, from Burma and Nigeria to the US and China. As these events have shown, the rapid transmission of price increases to poorer consumers often results in politi

d Qatar met...for the first time since an agreement last month to end a rift of more than three years." According to Reuters, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt "agreed in January at a summit in Saudi's al-Ula to restore diplomatic, trade and travel ties with Doha, which had been severed in 2017 o

tary Leaders. The Wall Street Journal (2/22, Mandhana, Subscription Publication, 8.41M) reports the Treasury Department on Monday added two more of Burma's "top military officers to its blacklist of leaders sanctioned earlier in February after the coup toppled the democratically elected government. T

, "A January declaration put an end to a diplomatic crisis that began in 2017 with a rift between Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on one side and Qatar on the other." Coup Leader Again Takes Control Of Mali. The AP (5/25, Ahmed, Larson) reports that Col. Assimi Goita, who oust

Do More To Save Burma. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) editorializes that the "unmitigated brutality" of the military junta that seized power in Burma through a coup in February "has provoked a relatively strong international response. ... But Western governments are still holding back from measur

ing. Armed gangs roam in Libya, Salafists win votes in Egypt, and minorities like the Egyptian Copts live in fear -- as does the Shiite majority in Bahrain. The whole "experiment" seems to some critics to be a foolish, if idealistic project that promises to do nothing but wreak havoc in the Middle East

in East Asia. The opening of a new base in Australia is a powerful symbol of America's enduring strategic presence in the region. The opening with Burma obviously has both strategic motives and strategic implications. He also has a fairly good record in responding to the Arab Awakening. The Obama a

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"a new history." Burmese Anti-Junta Militia Retreats From Town. Reuters (5/16) reports that the Chinland Defense Force, a militia group opposed to Burma's Tatmadaw junta, has retreated from the town of Mindat in northwestern Burma after an assault from government forces. The US and Britain called on

P, "A January declaration put an end to a diplomatic crisis that began in 2017 with a rift between Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on one side and Qatar on the other." Coup Leader Again Takes Control Of Mali. The AE (5/25, Ahmed, Larson) reports that Col. Assimi Goita, who ous

Do More To Save Burma. The Washington Post (5/25, 10.52M) editorializes that the "unmitigated brutality" of the military junta that seized power in Burma through a coup in February "has provoked a relatively strong international response. ... But Western governments are still holding back from measur

l-Qaeda plot to take over much of the country prompts the closure of the U.S. Embassy and a frantic-looking burst of drone strikes. And never mind Bahrain, another close U.S. ally where another autocratic regime is brutally suppressing protests this week without a peep of objection from Washington. O

ation to choose words, and policies, according to their consequences, not according to some abstract moral scale. If praising dictators in Sudan or Burma, as the administration did at times, encouraged them to reconcile with their rivals, then they should be praised. Cutting ties to demonstrate the p

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centivized the Palestinians from negotiating a reasonable two-state solution. How dare states such as Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Iran, Bahrain, Syria, Belarus and other tyrannies too numerous to mention -- but if you want to see the list, just go over to the next building -- read the list of

gnized by the Nobel Committee for their work on behalf of their own people: Most recent winners - Rigoberto Menchu of Guatemala, Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma, the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Lech Walesa of Poland - were honored primarily for 398 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017485 4.2.1