New Burma Road: Watch for the geopolitical landmines

By Editor One on December 7, 2011   China, Columnists, COMMENTARY, Exclusives, Japan, John Metzler, Life, NE Asia, North Korea, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Politics, United Nations, World Links  

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — With the historic visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Burma, the highest profile American diplomatic contact in fifty years, the United States has entered a high stakes geopolitical chess game in Southeast Asia. Burma, a political pariah state has long been courted by China, coveted by India, […]