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d others are pinching Mr. Assad's cronies. But they are not enough. A United Nations arms embargo — Russia and Iran are both still selling arms to Damascus — and the toughest possible comprehensive economic sanctions are long overdue. So are formal charges against Mr. Assad and his lieutenants for crim

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

rld/middleeast/12syria-refugees-assad.html> (11/12, Hubbard, 18.61M) reports that "the Syrian government hosted a lavish conference in the capital, Damascus, this week aimed at trying to get the more than six million refugees who fled the country's civil war to come home," but "many refugees say they are

ve repeatedly faltered" since three statesmen were honored for their work in 1994; and Aung San Suu Kyi, honored in 1991, has rejected evidence that Burma "has systematically and brutally persecuted the country's Rohingya Muslim minority." The Big Picture Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Wall Str

der Current Leadership. The New York Times (11/12, Hubbard, 18.61t1) reports that "the Syrian government hosted a lavish conference in the capital, Damascus, this week aimed at trying to get the more than six million refugees who fled the country's civil war to come home," but "many refugees say they ar

e repeatedly faltered" since three statesmen were honored for their work in 1994; and Aung San Suu Kyi, honored in 1991, has rejected evidence that Burma "has systematically and brutally persecuted the country's Rohingya Muslim minority." THE BIG PICTURE Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Wall Str

of sanctions and warmongering. To be sure, the earlier sensible effort to have friendly relations with Syria backfired, but not until the regime in Damascus started the massive shooting of its citizens and refused to meet the demands of its people for far reaching reforms. Arguably, the same reversal of

ait. Beijing's investment in a vast infrastructure of overland energy pipelines from Central Asia means oil must cross volatile transit states like Burma and Pakistan and is delivered to western China where Beijing's influence waxes and wanes. Consequently, Beijing is eying the South China Sea as a s

Larsen < IIMI> Subject: January 24 update Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:19:06 +0000 24 January, 2012 Article 1. Wall Street Journal What Moscow and Damascus have in common Editorial Article 2. The Daily Beast syria: The Lost Bequest of Hafez Assad Fouad Ajami Article 3. The National (Abu Dhabi) A

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

of sanctions and warmongering. To be sure, the earlier sensible effort to have friendly relations with Syria backfired, but not until the regime in Damascus started the massive shooting of its citizens and refused to meet the demands of its people for far reaching reforms. Arguably, the same reversal o

ait. Beijing's investment in a vast infrastructure of overland energy pipelines from Central Asia means oil must cross volatile transit states like Burma and Pakistan and is delivered to western China where Beijing's influence waxes and wanes. Consequently, Beijing is eying the South China Sea as a s

ents might be interpreted. But that could change. Now, six years later, with its own popularity in Gaza at a low-water mark and its former ally in Damascus on the ropes, Hamas may decide to encourage those diplomats who are determined to be encouraged. That wouldn't take much of an ideological shift on

lled "pivot" toward the Pacific, where the U.S. has spent a great deal of diplomatic energy strengthening economic and military relationships with Burma, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian nations in an effort to counterbalance China's rise. (In November, Obama also announ

ssion, as do reports that the White House blocked Pentagon and CIA plans to arm the opposition that's fighting to overthrow Iran's client regime in Damascus. An America that won't help proxies in a proxy war isn't likely to take the fight directly to Iran's nuclear facilities. In rejecting Mr. Biden's

eting in Asia: In Japan, the percentage of women between 30 and 34 who have never married rose from 7.2 percent in 1970 to 26.6 percent in 2000; in Burma, it rose from 9.3 percent to 25.9 percent; in Thailand, from 8.1 percent to 16.1 percent; in South Korea, from 1.4 percent to 10.7 percent. EFTA00

nder Current Leadership. The New York Times (11/12, Hubbard, 18.61M) reports that "the Syrian government hosted a lavish conference in the capital, Damascus, this week aimed at trying to get the more than six million refugees who fled the country's civil war to come home," but "many refugees say they ar

e repeatedly faltered" since three statesmen were honored for their work in 1994; and Aung San Suu Kyi, honored in 1991, has rejected evidence that Burma "has systematically and brutally persecuted the country's Rohingya Muslim minority." THE BIG PICTURE Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Wall Str