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With Su Mon, senior analyst for the Asia Pacific at the Armed Conflict Location Event Data organisation. This week on episode 58 of What's Happening in Myanmar, the Spring Revolution Alliance is formed, the military detains well-known non-violent protester Htet Myat Aung, and we review another year of war in Myanmar—and what's around the corner in 2026.

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Timecodes—

(00:00) Opening

(01:04) The new Spring Revolution Alliance

(03:34) Htet Myat Aung detained in Mandalay

(06:28) With Su Mon, conflict in 2025

(13:57) The future of conflict in 2026

(19:29) PDFs lack of ammunition

(28:23) The militarisation of society

(31:30) Close

Our guests—

Su Mon, senior analyst for the Asia Pacific at the Armed Conflict Location Event Data organisation

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