On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we take an in-depth look at the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, and the plight of it's Rohingya minority. Join Colin in conversation with Sarah Goldfeder, a former Special Assistant to two U.S. Ambassadors to Canada, and a former diplomat in Southeast Asia, for a discussion on the nature on the Rohingya crisis, and why it matters to those of us in the West.
Bios:
Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a Senior Advisor to Dentons LLP.
Sarah Goldfeder - a Principal at the Earnscliffe Strategy Group and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Book Recommendations:
- Sarah Goldfeder - "Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's Downfall" - by Elizabeth Drew (https://www.amazon.ca/Washington-Journal-Reporting-Watergate-Downfall/dp/1468309188/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506377246&sr=8-1&keywords=Washington+Journal)
Related Links:
- "The Neglected Crisis: Myanmar’s Rohingya" - Sarah Goldfeder [CGAI Policy Update] (http://www.cgai.ca/the_neglected_crisis_myanmars_rohingya)
- "The Misunderstood Roots of Burma's Rohingya Crisis" - Krishnadev Calamur [The Atlantic] (https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/rohingyas-burma/540513/)
- "The Rohingya Migrant Crisis" - Eleanor Albert [Council on Foreign Relations] (https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/rohingya-migrant-crisis)
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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
