Roger Lee Huang on Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the Tatmadaw

I think this actually reflects why we've seen a coup now. Clearly, the coup has really brought serious economic devastation for the entire country and the military itself will also not benefit from this. And that to me is the key, because they're not primarily motivated just by economic incentives and spoils. As a systematic military institution, it is driven by their own identity. Their own perception of what the Myanmar modern nation state should look like. Roger Lee Huang A full transcrip...

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