Punitive sanctions policies should be recalibrated
Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks during a news conference after attending the ASEAN leaders' summit in Jakarta on Apr. 24: the carefully nuanced statement represented a rebuff to the U.S.-led approach to isolate Myanmar. © Reuters
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and author of nine books, including "Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan."
International calls for the restoration of democracy in strategically located Myanmar obscure an important divide between that country's neighbors and the West.
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