Myanmar Elections 2012 – Reasons to Cheer but…

The global euphoria over the Myanmar by – elections is understandable. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won 43 of the 44 seats to the Parliament. NLD contested 44 of the 45 seats and won 43 save one where NLD candidate was disqualified. The victory is more symbolic than practical. The NLD [...]

News and Analysis 26 January

This Republic Day Let us make the Republic work through good Governance Sino US Relations Whose Chinese Military Is It? FP Hu Jintao’s seeming lack of control over the PLA should worry Washington. In China, Hu’s Successor Is Being Quietly Groomed NYT Following a secretive succession plan sketched out years ago, Mr. Hu has apparantly [...]

Israel-Palestine : Is There Another Way?

Background The Quartet of Powers – the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations – had been discussing a draft statement inviting the two sides to talks intended to conclude a treaty in one year. The Quartet said in June that peace talks would be expected to conclude in 24 months, but the [...]