Myanmar

Iran responds to U.S. military presence in the Gulf, China and the United States reach a deadlock in the trade war, and what to watch in the world this week.

Dumping refugees on a doomed island in Bangladesh is as callous as it is predictable.

With larger powers in retreat, small countries and civil society groups have stepped up—and they have won some significant victories.

Much of the world has turned a blind eye to Beijing’s abuses. Washington cannot remain silent in the face of an elaborate campaign of repression and religious discrimination.

Myanmar and Sri Lanka were praised for minimal progress. Now it’s all falling apart.

In the nation’s northeast, Christians and activists struggle over the future of addicts.

U.S. and U.N. diplomats overlooked atrocity amid hopes of democracy.

Generals of an army accused of genocide have started putting troops in the dock, and it’s not because they care about human rights.

Relief worker Pavlo Kolovos watched as one of the world’s worst refugee crises unfolded in real time.

Rep. Eliot Engel’s sanctions legislation offers the right response to the Myanmar military’s campaign of murder and displacement.

As the monsoon season looms, hundreds of thousands of refugees are living in overcrowded Bangladeshi refugee camps at risk of an imminent cholera outbreak.

Western liberals projected their own hopes onto "the Lady" — and then blamed her for not living up to them.

Other ethnic minorities will be Myanmar’s next victims.

Western democracies that were once reliable defenders of human rights have been consumed by a nativist backlash, leaving an open field for dictators and demagogues.

From North Korea to Venezuela, here are the conflicts to watch in 2018.

Beyond harsh words, Washington hasn’t meted out punishment on Myanmar yet.

Zuckerberg needs to stop courting Beijing and start paying attention to the countries where Facebook matters.

The U.S. pulled military assistance to Myanmar in the wake of abuses toward the Rohingya people, but does anyone have enough leverage to end the ethnic cleansing?

The United States ignores massive abuses at its own peril.

But experts say the measures will have limited effect and could even backfire.