Daniel R. Russel: “What we are pushing for, Congressman, is for the military in Burma and for the government to exercise maximum restraint.”

the United States' best days are behind us; and that is simply not true.

Yes, the opposition would have to win 66 percent of the seats in Parliament in order to mitigate the structural bias built in by 25 percent allocation to the military.

It is clear that no amount of dredging or construction will alter or enhance the legal strength of a nation's territorial claims.

Our ability to ensure both for ourselves and for others the unimpeded right to navigate, to conduct lawful commerce is at the heart of our economic interests as well as our national security interests.