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Myanmar on the brink
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
The military coup in Myanmar threatens to roll back a decade of democratisation. In the months since the February coup, there have been strikes and protests as well as mass arrests and escalating violence as the junta attempts to quell rebellions. Gideon talks to Thant Myint-U, a Burmese historian and political analyst, about the situation in Myanmar and whether the country risks becoming a failed state. Review clips: LBJ Presidential Library, AP, Reuters See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
May 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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