Secretary of State Clinton is in Burma, signaling the possibility of a change in US-Burmese relations. Ending martial law will be a difficult process–each side will have to take small steps before confidence can be created. But the risk is worth it–the Burmese people deserve a far better government. Aung San Suu Kyi is truly one of the great heroes of the 20th and 21st centuries.
2011 was the 10th warmest year on record. The climate talks in Durban continue, but the initial days were mostly filled with reports and few conversations about a replacement treaty for Kyoto. The lack of media coverage is disquieting. One would think that the world would be paying closer attention.
The world tries to figure out a proper response to the takeover of the British Embassy in Tehran. The strongest sanctions are, perversely, the most deleterious to the global economy. Iran’s Achilles’ Heel is its dependence on oil exports. The world’s dependence on Iranian oil is its Achilles’ Heel.
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