This week Undercurrents is collaborating with the Asia Matters podcast to bring you two episodes on recent events in Southeast Asia.

In this episode, Dr Champa Patel, Director of the Asia-Pacific programme at Chatham House, and Tin Htar Swe, the BBC's former Burmese editor, provide their reaction to the ongoing coup in Myanmar.

This episode was first published on 8 February 2021, and events on the ground since may have developed beyond those mentioned in this conversation.

Read the Expert Comment:

Myanmar's Long Road to Democracy Remains on Hold

Credits:

Speakers: Champa Patel, Tin Htar Swe

Host: Andrew Peaple

Introduction: Ben Horton

Recorded and produced by the Asia Matters podcast.