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May 9, 2007
Daily Analysis
Annual U.S.-Thai military exercises get underway amid U.S. concerns over governance, intellectual property rights, and an insurgency in Thailand.
See more in Defense/Homeland Security, U.S. Strategy and Politics
February 5, 2007
Daily Analysis
In some South and Southeast Asia countries, worrisome signs of a slide toward militarism in a region where democracy had planted some roots.
See more in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
February 1, 2007
| Author: | Carin Zissis |
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Backgrounder
The military junta in power seems incapable of slowing the bloodshed.
Updated September 20, 2006
Daily Analysis
The Thai military staged a coup on Tuesday to overthrow Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been the target of widespread protests and corruption allegations since an April election.
See more in Democracy Promotion
September 18, 2006
| Speaker: | Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister, Thailand |
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| Presider: | Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. |
Transcript
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to members of the Council on democracy in Asia.
See more in Democracy Promotion
September 18, 2006
| Speaker: | Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister, Thailand |
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| Presider: | Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. |
Audio
Listen to Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra discuss democracy in Asia.
See more in Democracy Promotion
September 18, 2006
| Speaker: | Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister, Thailand |
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| Presider: | Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. |
Video
Watch Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra discuss democracy in Asia.
See more in Democracy Promotion
Updated: April 4, 2006
Daily Analysis
Snap elections in Thailand brought no clear end to the ongoing political turmoil, as embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party failed to gain enough votes to form a new parliament.
See more in Elections
March 30, 2006
| Author: | Esther Pan |
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Backgrounder
As Thailand heads into snap elections April 2, embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tries to fend off protests from opposition groups who charge him with autocratic governance and corrupt business dealings.
See more in Elections
2006
| Author: | Joseph Chinyong Liow |
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Must Read
This study from the East-West Center analyzes the ongoing conflicts in southern Thailand and southern Philippines between indigenous Muslim minorities and their respective central governments.
See more in Philippines, Conflict Assessment
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