America’s Enduring Leadership in Asia America has been engaged in Asia since a few decades after securing its independence. Its early interest is documented in the 1833 Treaty on Amity and Commerce between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Siam Thailand), and later in the market-opening 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa with Japan. The U.S. has, in fact, been a “resident…
Known globally for headlines about brutal military crackdowns on protestors, incarceration of over 2,000 political prisoners, rampant corruption, ethnic war, press censorship, and shady dealings with North Korea—involving potentially the development of nuclear weapons—the reclusive nation of Burma has recently attracted attention for nominal reforms, among them the…
Walter Lohman on FOX Business, 5/7/08…
Ma Ying-jeou, inaugurated as Taiwan's new president on May 20, 2008, has pledged to strengthen Taiwan's economic and political relationships with China. At the same time, he has good reason to preserve Taiwan's separate identity, and the U.S. has good reason to support him. Taiwan is one of the most dynamic democracies in Asia and one of America's top 10 trade partners.…
An Analysis of the Crisis in Burma and America's Response…
Walter Lohman examines the protests and violence that have erupted in Myanmar…
Members of Congress are considering several bills designed to combat climate change. Chief among them is Senate bill 2191--America's Climate Security Act of 2007--spearheaded by Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA). This bill would set a limit on the emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly carbon dioxide from the combustion of coal, oil, and natural…
President Obama’s meeting with Burma’s President Thein Sein at the White House today is a stark reminder of how far...…
New leaders are emerging on Capitol Hill to draw a line on Congress’s acquiescence to the White House’s rush to lift...…
This morning, by a vote of 154 nations in favor (including the United States), 23 abstentions, and three against (Syria,...…
Burma’s president, Thein Sein, has declared a state of emergency in the town of Meikhtila and the surrounding region...…
“My advice to the U.S. government: Go slow and retain as much leverage as you can,” said Amnesty International’s…
Thousands of Rohingya are fleeing Burma and seeking refuge in Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Thailand only to find...…
Over the past month, violence between the Burmese government and…
President Obama missed a key opportunity to advance robust religious liberty in…
For months now, many encouraging signals have been coming from Burma’s military-backed regime. The list of reforms over...…
As we inch closer to the April 1 by-elections in Burma, during which Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for...…