TALKING POLITICS

Burma's Hidden History

In this extra episode David talks to Thant Myint-U about the fraught recent history of Burma (Myanmar) and asks what it can teach us about twenty-first century politics. Why did the West have so many illusions about Aung San Suu Kyi? Can democracy really rescue the country? What model of development might work in the age of Covid and climate change? A wide-ranging conversation about the forces shaping our world. Thant's website: <a href="https://www.thantmyintu.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thantmyintu.com/</a> Thant's book: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781786497871" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781786497871</a>

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