Wie Sri Lanka im Chaos versinkt I ATLAS

Cannonball into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's pool, chilling in an old four-poster bed, working out in the presidential palace gym – what sounds like a party is actually the overthrow of the government of #SriLanka! The country is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948. People have been demonstrating in the streets for months. Then, on Saturday, the situation escalated. Thousands of people stormed the capital, Colombo, and the presidential palace over the weekend. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to the Maldives. He is leaving behind a country in chaos. The country is now under a state of emergency. In the new episode of #ATLAS, you'll learn how this situation came about in Sri Lanka, how the president's family clan has divided the country among itself in recent years, and what influence China has on the island nation. 00:00 What happened in Sri Lanka? 01:22 How the people in the country are doing 03:56 The country of Sri Lanka 06:03 The reasons for the coup 08:19 The Rajapaksa clan 10:06 What happens next? You can find our sources here: https://www.funk.net/channel/atlas-12... Music: M.I.A. - Paper Planes The weekly explainer format ATLAS addresses an exciting and current topic from a different part of the world in each episode. The two hosts, Tessniem Kadiri and Don Pablo Mulemba, explain the current problems and conflicts, providing context. They don't look at the rest of the world from a purely German perspective: They talk to people on the ground who can report firsthand. ATLAS is the first funk format to collaborate with the entire ARD correspondent network. This is made possible through our collaboration with the foreign editorial department of NDR. ATLAS is produced by funk. funk is a joint offering of the German Broadcasting Corporations (ARD) and ZDF. funk has no influence on the data protection regulations of this platform or the collection, analysis, and use of user data. We handle your data with the utmost sensitivity within the scope of our capabilities. You can find further information on data protection on our website: https://www.funk.net/datenschutz YEAH! We're also part of #funk. Check it out: YouTube:    / funkofficial   Instagram:   / funk   TikTok:   / funk   Website: https://go.funk.net https://go.funk.net/impressum