Is Myanmar a failed state? | The Economist

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Myanmar is on the brink of collapse. Its armed forces are continuing a brutal crackdown—arresting, torturing and killing protesters—as Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s de-facto leader, is detained. Our experts answer your questions.

Chapters
00:00 – What will happen to Aung San Suu Kyi?
02:15 – What are India and China doing?
03:37 – Should the West intervene?
05:25 – What’s happening to the Rohingya refugees?
07:16 – How will Myanmar’s neighbours be affected?
08:44 – Will civil war break out?
10:36 – Can the protesters win?
12:05 – Will Myanmar become a failed state?

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Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of what’s happening in Asia: https://econ.st/32UYeqP

Read more about the Myanmar’s coup: https://econ.st/32XTcK6

Who are Myanmar’s ethnic militias?: https://econ.st/2S6aK4B

Myanmar could be on the brink of collapse: https://econ.st/2SamuTP

Will Myanmar be Asia’s next failed state?: https://econ.st/3ezGXZM

Read an account of what’s happening inside Myanmar: https://econ.st/32VgdNP”

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