The Barbed Wires Podcast

Angshuman Choudhury•barbedwires.substack.com

A podcast on politics, geopolitics, society, history, personal fables and everything in between. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher.

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Episodes

E02 | Operation 1027: A Researcher from Myanmar Explains the New Resistance Offensive

In this episode, James*, a researcher from the Myanmar Policy Institute (MPI), unpacks the politics, economics and geopolitics behind the recent wave of attacks against the military junta in Myanmar called Operation 1027 . Initiated by three ethnic armed organisations in northern Shan State, it has now spread to other parts of Myanmar, including Karenni State, Sagaing Region, Chin State and Rakhine State. *pseudonym Notes: * To understand the geographical spread of Operation 1027, check out the ...

Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min

E01 | China's Conflict Mediation in Myanmar: Who Wins and Who Loses?

On 10 March, Saudi Arabia and Iran, two of West Asia’s fiercest rivals, startled the world when they announced a detente. The historic “peace deal” was brokered by China. But, much before this happened, Beijing was attempting to broker peace between various actors in a country much closer to home – Myanmar. The February 2021 coup by Min Aung Hlaing’s military derailed its complex conflict mediation project. But, Xi Jinping’s China put it back on track in no time. Yet, whom does a China-brokered ...

Mar 28, 2023•22 min

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