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E02 | Operation 1027: A Researcher from Myanmar Explains the New Resistance Offensive The Barbed Wires Podcast
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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 IISS conflict map.
* Also, in case you’re interested, here is my recent article on Operation 1027 published in The Diplomat.
Additional readings
* Operation 1027 poses rare challenge to Myanmar junta, Radio Free Asia
* ‘Operation 1027’: The End of the Beginning of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution, The Diplomat
* Is ‘Operation 1027’ a Game Changer for Myanmar?, The Diplomat
* Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future, The Irrawaddy
* Brotherhood Alliance rewriting Myanmar’s war narrative, Asia Times
* Another town on the India-Myanmar border falls to the resistance, Myanmar Now
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit barbedwires.substack.com
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 IISS conflict map.
* Also, in case you’re interested, here is my recent article on Operation 1027 published in The Diplomat.
Additional readings
* Operation 1027 poses rare challenge to Myanmar junta, Radio Free Asia
* ‘Operation 1027’: The End of the Beginning of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution, The Diplomat
* Is ‘Operation 1027’ a Game Changer for Myanmar?, The Diplomat
* Operation 1027 is Creating a New Political Template for Myanmar’s Future, The Irrawaddy
* Brotherhood Alliance rewriting Myanmar’s war narrative, Asia Times
* Another town on the India-Myanmar border falls to the resistance, Myanmar Now
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit barbedwires.substack.com
1 hr 1 min