Myanmar: the Unfolding Civil War

03/14/25 • 62 min

For the past 4 years, Myanmar has experienced an ever more serious civil war, which now threatens the ruling military junta in Naypyitaw. I spoke to Ronan Lee about this little-reported conflict.

You can find Ronan's work here: https://ronanlee.com/

And my writing here: arthursnell.substack.com

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For the past 4 years, Myanmar has experienced an ever more serious civil war, which now threatens the ruling military junta in Naypyitaw. I spoke to Ronan Lee about this little-reported conflict.

You can find Ronan's work here: https://ronanlee.com/

And my writing here: arthursnell.substack.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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