Episodes

  • 19 How to achieve peace in Myanmar

    19 How to achieve peace in Myanmar
    Sep 28 2024
    Myanmar is now in the fourth year of a new phase of civil war. Atrocities are being reported across various parts of the country. More armed groups have emerged, and for many, civil war has become a way of life. Discussions about the progress of the war, victories, and defeats are common. However, conversations about peace are rare. Myanmar in a Podshell wants to give peace some space because, after all, it is the ultimate goal of the revolution.
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    45 mins
  • 18 Martin Smith: "The Myanmar military is trying to contain the resistance not to defeat it"

    18 Martin Smith: "The Myanmar military is trying to contain the resistance not to defeat it"
    Sep 29 2023
    In this special edition of Myanmar in a Podshell, we talk to one of the best experts on ethnic minorities in the country: Martin Smith. Together with Martin, we analyse the current situation in Myanmar and the central and destructive role played by the junta, but also what historical and contemporary challenges this poses for different ethnic minorities.
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    42 mins
  • 17 Myanmar's Many Revolutions and the Spring Revolution

    17 Myanmar's Many Revolutions and the Spring Revolution
    Aug 16 2023
    In Myanmar, the resistance against the military has declared a Spring Revolution. This revolution aims for nothing less than the reinvention of the country. But the Spring Revolution is not the first revolution; it is one in a long line of revolutions - successful and failed - that Myanmar has seen. Episode 17 of Myanmar in a Podshell discusses the current revolution in contrast to previous revolutions.
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    56 mins
  • 16 Hardened Fronts - The Narrow Space for Diplomacy in Myanmar

    16 Hardened Fronts - The Narrow Space for Diplomacy in Myanmar
    May 10 2023
    So far, there has been no successful diplomatic initiative since the coup in Myanmar 2021. The international community is struggling to formulate a common position and seriously address the crisis. ASEAN, too, has failed with its five-point consensus. Myanmar in a Podshell discusses with the diplomats Charles Petrie and Scot Marciel the possibilities and limits of diplomacy in Myanmar.
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    52 mins
  • 15 No way out – The Rohingya between Myanmar and Bangladesh

    15 No way out – The Rohingya between Myanmar and Bangladesh
    Mar 31 2023
    Discussions are again being held on the repatriation of the Rohingya. History makes it clear that the vicious circle of displacement and repatriation could only be broken if more fundamental questions of citizenship and recognition were discussed. In this episode of Myanmar in a Podshell, we seek to discuss the situation of the Rohingya with a particular focus on the perspective from Bangladesh.
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    59 mins
  • 14 War and Peace – Myanmar's armed struggle two years after the coup d'état

    14 War and Peace – Myanmar's armed struggle two years after the coup d'état
    Feb 1 2023
    Civil war has been raging in Myanmar for almost two years now. The well-equipped military uses all means to break the resistance, but the resistance is unbroken. In this episode of "Myanmar in a Podshell", we talk about the conflict from a military perspective. What strategy is promising, what tactics should be used? And how will the conflict change in 2023?
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    53 mins
  • 13 Environment and Climate Change – The Looming Crisis Behind the Political Crisis

    13 Environment and Climate Change – The Looming Crisis Behind the Political Crisis
    Nov 19 2022
    In view of the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar, environmental issues and the climate crisis have been pushed to the margins of attention. Myanmar however is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries facing cyclones, draughts just to name a few. Therefore, environment issues will have a massive impact on the country, its people and also its politics in the coming years.
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    47 mins
  • 12 Myanmar's History and its Significance for Myanmar's Present

    12 Myanmar's History and its Significance for Myanmar's Present
    Sep 23 2022
    History seems to be repeating itself in Myanmar. The 1988 uprising and subsequent military takeover has many parallels to the nationwide uprising and coup of 2021. Of course, parallels do not mean that there are also significant differences - the consequences of digitalization are the most obvious. Myanmar in a Podshell speaks with two historians to understand what is similar and what is different, and to answer the central question: Is it possible to learn from history?
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    1 hr