Undercurrents
Undercurrents is a regular podcast series featuring interviews with Chatham House experts - and others - about the critical underlying issues which are shaping modern society. Hosted by staff from across the institute, each episode goes in-depth on a topic, looking beyond the news to explore the issues shaping global politics.
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Feb 15, 2021
This week Undercurrents is collaborating with the Asia Matters podcast to bring you two episodes on recent events in Southeast Asia.
In this episode, Dr Champa Patel, Director of the Asia-Pacific programme at Chatham House, and Tin Htar Swe, the BBC’s former Burmese editor, provide their reaction to the ongoing coup in Myanmar.
This episode was first published on 8 February 2021, and events on the ground since may have developed beyond those mentioned in this conversation.
Read the Expert Comment:
Myanmar's Long Road to Democracy Remains on Hold
Credits:
Speakers: Champa Patel, Tin Htar Swe
Host: Andrew Peaple
Introduction: Ben Horton
Recorded and produced by the Asia Matters podcast.