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Myanmar After the Coup

2024/10/29
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Aaron Connelly详细分析了2021年缅甸军事政变后的局势,指出最初的和平抗议活动迅速演变成一场高强度的内战,各方势力错综复杂,既有争取民主的民族团结政府和人民防卫军,也有与军政府合作的少数民族武装。他认为,目前局势可能走向三种结果:军政府获胜、反对派获胜或长期僵局,并指出长期僵局的可能性最大。他分析了中国、东盟、以及周边国家(如泰国和印度)在缅甸冲突中的角色,指出这些国家在维护自身利益的同时,也在试图影响冲突的走向。他还探讨了昂山素季在应对军方和处理国内外关系方面的策略,以及西方国家在缅甸问题上的作用和局限性。最后,他呼吁国际社会在缅甸问题上采取更积极主动的姿态,并指出解决缅甸冲突需要考虑地缘政治因素,以及与地区大国(如中国)进行合作的必要性。 Mike Green和Jude Blanchett与Aaron Connelly就缅甸政变后的局势进行了深入探讨,并就缅甸冲突的未来走势、各方力量对比、以及国际社会如何应对这一挑战等问题进行了交流。他们还回顾了缅甸的政治历史,分析了导致冲突的深层原因,以及缅甸与周边国家关系的复杂性。

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Aaron Connelly's career path to becoming a Southeast Asia expert is unusual. He initially focused on Japan but was drawn to the complexity of Southeast Asian politics, particularly Indonesia's opacity. He highlights the importance of regional understanding for US interests and the need for better preparation of experts in geopolitical strategy.
  • Focus on Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, for US interests.
  • Importance of language skills and in-depth country knowledge.
  • Need for improved geopolitical focus in Southeast Asian studies.

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This week Mike and Jude are joined by Aaron Connelly, Asia diplomatic editor and senior Asia correspondent at The Economist, where he writes about geopolitics and security across Asia. They discuss his recent Adelphi Series book) New Answers to Old Questions: Myanmar Before and After the 2021 Coup D’État.