Mary Callahan, an associate professor in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and affiliate of the Center for Southeast Asia and Its Diasporas, was recently featured on NPR’s Next Chapter podcast.
In the episode titled “What Myanmar Looks Like Four Years After the Coup“, Callahan provided insight into the ongoing political and social turmoil in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. She discussed the shifting dynamics of Myanmar’s future and the impacts of the coup on the country’s people.
“I think where we are now is there are pockets of famine all over the country,” Callahan said in the episode. “There are families who are very lucky to have some rice, absolutely no meat, but maybe fish paste or an egg for protein. The situation is quite bleak.”