US Alone in Sanctioning Burma, Despite Repeated Vow to Work With ‘Allies and Partners’

The Biden State Department has spoken repeatedly in recent weeks about the high priority it’s giving to consultation with “allies and partners” around the world and the need for coordinated action, but on one of the most pressing foreign policy issues of the day, there is little sign the U.S. and its closest allies are acting in concert, beyond the issuing of joint statements.  Read