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Myanmar After the 2021 Coup: Internal Security and Geopolitical Consequences

How will the February 1, 2021, coup in Myanmar affect the country’s internal security and foreign relations?

By Ankit Panda
February 05, 2021
Myanmar After the 2021 Coup: Internal Security and Geopolitical Consequences
Credit: AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File

The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) speaks to Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat’s Southeast Asia editor, about the geopolitical ramifications of the February 1, 2021, coup d’etat in Myanmar.

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