The Foreign Service Journal, January 2012

10 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2 ( www.hrw.org ). Robert Warshaw, a research assis- tant in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, echoed Pearson: “Burma has not demonstrated that its reforms are sufficiently far-reaching, authentic or irreversible to merit the chairmanship” ( blog.heritage.org ) . No one denies that Burma has a long way to go. Burmese refugees are currently scattered throughout South- east Asia, primarily in Malaysia and India, and the regime faces the chal- lenge of creating a stable state that can reintegrate them back into society. This includes infrastructure develop- ment, economic reform and imple- mentation of the rule of law. Improving the country’s business environment will encourage foreign direct investment and increase regional trade. Further, to integrate itself into the world economy, Burma will also have to address its growing opium problem: it is the second-largest producer of the narcotic in the world. According to a November 2011 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report, the past four years have seen a marked increase in poppy cultivation in Burma ( www. unodc.org ). C ontrol over its drug traf- ficking problem and a focus on culti- vating a democratic society will en- courage the reinstatement of develop- ment assistance and foreign humani- tarian aid lost after 1988. — Editorial Intern Laura Petinelli and Senior Editor Susan Brady Maitra Leading the Way on Cybersecurity By virtue of its global presence, the Department of State faces a cyberse- C Y B E R N O T E S WWW.AFSA.ORG When contacting an advertiser, kindly mention the Foreign Service Journal. AFSA Insurance Plans hirshorn.com/afsa AFSA FAD afsa.org/CFCFAD.cfm AKA Hotel residences stay-aka.com Clements International clements.com Heartspring Heartspring.org SDFCU sdfcu.org Tetratech Tetratech.com WJD wjdpm.com SITE OF THE MONTH: http://peace.maripo.com Peace monuments exist all over the world, but tend to be outnumbered and overshadowed by grand (and often grandiose) war memorials. The relative paucity of monuments dedicated to pacifism in our own country both reflects and perpet- uates a lack of public awareness of U.S. governmental efforts to promote peace. Happily, retired Foreign Service officer Edward W. Lollis is doing his part to rec- tify this disparity with an online database of Peace Monuments Around the World ( http://peace.maripo.com ). Th is compilation features hundreds of such sites, or- ganized geographically, thematically and chronologically. In addition, special pages feature famous peacemakers, peace art and artists, museums for peace, manmade and natural disasters, historic peace conferences, international treaties, the United Nations, the Nobel Peace Prize, the atomic bomb, the Israel-Palestine conflict, geno- cide, the Holocaust and many others. One section ( http://peace.maripo.com/p_foreign_service.htm ) is devoted to monuments to the U.S. Foreign Service. In effect, this page is an illustrated history of the Service, apparently the first time such a compilation has ever been attempted online. Among many other features, it includes photos of 36 American embassies and consulates from around the world. Mr. Lollis welcomes additions to his collection from Foreign Service colleagues, both active-duty and retired. He can be reached through the site or at geovisual@ comcast.net . — Steven Alan Honley, Editor