How America could build global opposition to the coup in Burma

THE HILL

By George Lopez and David Cortright,

opinion contributors —

 02/04/21 

 

President Biden is in a difficult position as his team develops options to respond to the military coup in Myanmar. Strong condemnations of the coup have been timely and a solid first step. But the options to impose punishing sanctions are limited. The United States already has targeted financial and travel sanctions on the generals who led the coup because of their atrocities against the Rohingya people. The painful bite of more sanctions has been rendered toothless as American security assistance and efforts with the Burmese military has slowed to a trickle.

US Showed its 'Ugly Face', Chinese Embassy in Myanmar Claims as Two Nations Indulge in Name-Calling

International Business Times
 Akshay Saraswat
July 19, 2020

A war of words has broken out between the two countries' embassies in Myanmar. Both sides have issued strong statements denouncing the other

A serious diplomatic fight has broken out between China and the United States in Myanmar. The spat has descended into name-calling as the two countries level allegations against each other. The root of the problem is growing Chinese assertiveness over its claimed rights in the South China Sea.

Asylum In America

Aljazeera 
14 Mar 2019

We follow the journey of two refugees from a detention centre on Manus Island to their new homes in the US and Canada.

They left their homelands seeking sanctuary but found themselves being held on a tiny Pacific island. Now, after years on Manus Island, they are forging new lives in North America.

101 East follows the remarkable journey of two refugees - Amir and Imran - as they start new lives on the other side of the world.

Burma and Bangladesh - Regional Crisis Response Fact Sheet #2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2019

United States Announces New Humanitarian Assistance at the Launch of the Joint Response Plan for Bangladesh

Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC

February 15, 2019

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Today in Geneva, the United States announced $60 million in humanitarian assistance at the launch of the 2019 UN Joint Response Plan for Bangladesh. This funding will help address the emergency needs of more than 900,000 refugees in Bangladesh, most of whom are Rohingya women and children from Burma, and the related needs of Bangladeshi host communities. The beneficiaries include Rohingya who have taken refuge in Bangladesh since August 2017, when Burmese security forces began committing atrocities, including ethnic cleansing, against Rohingya villagers across northern Rakhine State in Burma.