Hans-Bernd Zöllner, Tim Schröder, Rodion Ebbighausen
The Podcast "Myanmar in a PodShell" provides analysis and background information on the situation in Myanmar. In each episode, proven experts have their say to ...
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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18 Martin Smith: "The Myanmar military is trying to contain the resistance not to defeat it"
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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17 Myanmar's Many Revolutions and the Spring Revolution
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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16 Hardened Fronts - The Narrow Space for Diplomacy in Myanmar
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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15 No way out – The Rohingya between Myanmar and Bangladesh
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.
The Podcast "Myanmar in a PodShell" provides analysis and background information on the situation in Myanmar. In each episode, proven experts have their say to shed light on specific social, political, cultural, religious or economic aspects. In doing so, the broadest possible spectrum of opinions is taken into account. The aim is to bring the different points of view into dialogue in order to bridge the rifts and divisions that have dominated the country and discussions about the country for decades.
"Myanmar in a PodShell" is presented by Hans-Bernd Zöllner, Tim Schröder and Rodion Ebbighausen.
The episodes appear at irregular intervals.
The team of the podcast does not necessarily agree with the views expressed by the guests.
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