This week, we share episodes 5-6 from ⁠season 2 of the Transnational Institute (TNI) series⁠ of interviews with author and journalist Martin Smith, who’s work includes the book Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity and the documentary Dying for Democracy.

Smith is the a co-founder of the Prospect Burma educational trust, a former independent expert member of the Three Diseases Fund board, and a senior advisor to TNI. Follow TNI’s ⁠Info for Ethnic Groups in Myanmar⁠ for episodes in English and Burmese.

Watch our 2025 interview with Martin Smith ⁠Myanmar’s ‘Conflict Trap’ and Politics of Ethnicity⁠ on DVB English News YouTube.