The subject of this episode is the non-intervention of Western and Eastern powers in Myanmar’s violations of human rights. The discussion will focus around the potential justification and underlying factors motivating external inaction, in light of the nation’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims in the western state of Rakhine since the coup of 2021. The aim of our podcast, ‘Pajama Politics’, is to promote a cross-generational awareness on relevant political topics. We offer three age-targeted levels of understanding (kids, teens, and adults) by asking appropriately adjusted questions, which will be answered by our guest speakers.

Over the course of our interview, our experts will give background knowledge on the issue, as well as thorough insight into aspects such as; the principle of non-interference as grounded in the ASEAN charter, the role of natural resources, and the trade-off between R2P and state sovereignty. The podcast discussion will follow an increase in complexity correlated with age, and will culminate in a final debate on the optimal course of action - and the necessary difficulties which must be considered from NGO, state, and individual standpoints.

* UCG International Politics podcast is a course assignment prepared by the students at University College Groningen. The characters assumed by the students in the episodes are entirely fictional.