Word: isolationism
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The confab, which occurred in the recently constructed Burmese administrative capital of Naypyidaw, marked a momentous juncture in U.S.-Burma affairs. For more than a decade, Washington has maintained a virtual blackout on Burma relations, declining to assign an ambassador to the country and promoting a policy of economic isolation...
Yasin and Royal live far away from my Manhattan dorm, in the cheaper outer boroughs, so they must commute for hours each day. They have never been to Central Park or even to Washington Square, just a few blocks away from Yasin's stand on 14th Street. They have never...
The government also recommended that schools create isolation-type facilities, where sick children can be housed to prevent the spread of infection before they are taken home. The Federal Government will provide masks and other resources to local authorities for use by sick students and school staff.
At a recent meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Thailand, Hillary Clinton said talks were the "only place" North Korea had left to go. She was right. The U.S. and its partners in the six-party talks ratcheted up the North's isolation after its second nuclear...
The End of Isolation The flurry of projects and interest has boosted Timbuktu's tourism trade. The driver who meets me at the tiny airport introduces himself (in perfect English) as "Jack - like Jack Bauer [from television's 24]." Crowds of Europeans converge every January to attend the musical Festival...