What’s happening in Myanmar? | Start Here

Myanmar’s military regime is under pressure, four years after it seized back power in a coup. The military has lost significant territory and a patchwork of anti-military groups now control different parts of the country. What’s happening? Who are the groups fighting against the military? And could the regime actually fall? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains Chapters: 00:56 - What led up to the 2021 coup? 02:08 - How the coup led to a popular uprising 03:05 - Who controls what in Myanmar? 03:33 - Who are the ethnic armed organisations? 04:15 - The new anti-military resistance groups 05:03 - Who are the People’s Defence Forces? (PDF) 05:20 - How the ethnic armed organisations are making gains 07:05 - What would need to happen for the military to fall? 08:25 - The role of China 09:13 - Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis This episode features: Chris Sidoti | Co-founder of the Special Advisory Council for Myanmar Kyaw Win | | Executive Director, Burma Human Rights Network Khin Omar | Burmese Democracy & Human Rights Activist Richard Horsey | Senior Adviser on Myanmar, International Crisis Group Min Zaw Oo | Executive Director, Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security The map of control is credited to Thomas van Linge, freelance journalist and researcher X: @ThomasVLinge