Aung San Suu Kyi
Nick Hordern reviews 'Burma: A Nation at the Crossroads' by Benedict Rogers
Nick Hordern
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Too often foreign affairs seem the realm of tedious diplomacy, impenetrable acronyms, and cynical realpolitik. So it comes as a relief to Western governments and voters if they can from time to time adopt a stance that places them on the side of the angels. Helping transform bad régimes into good, as in Burma, offers such an opportunity, and activist and author Benedict Rogers’ book is very much a tract for these times – explicitly informed, he tells us, by a moral framework.
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October 2012, no. 345