What’s happening in Myanmar? | Start Here | Explainer

Myanmar’s military regime has lost significant territory over the last year 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?

Start Here with Sandra Gathmann explains.

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 and 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.