Myanmar's Military Coup: One Year On
Channel: International Crisis Group
Date: 2022-02-04

On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military arrested Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint, and took power in Myanmar. This came after ten years in which the military had stepped back and allowed elected civilian governments to run day day-to-day affairs while they retained control of the security sector.

There was enormous societal resistance to a military takeover. People's memories were still very fresh of the last military regime, which dissolved in 2011.

In this short interview, Crisis Group's Myanmar expert Richard Horsey assesses the situation and what the future may hold.

He explains that the situation in Myanmar has not received sufficient international attention. Myanmar needs to be a much greater international priority, because its problems will not be contained within its borders.

Read our Q&A "One Year On from the Myanmar Coup" here: https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/one-year-myanmar-coup

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