It’s been nearly a month since a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, killing over 3,700 people and injuring thousands more. The military junta has announced it will extend its ceasefire after meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Bangkok for rare backroom talks with ASEAN. Is this disaster a brief window for peace and cooperation—or does the humanitarian response risk becoming another front in Myanmar’s civil war? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Alexander Matheou, Asia Pacific Regional Director for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
