Author: Bertil Lintner
July/August 2009
Foreign Affairs
Over the past three years, Thailand has lived through a military coup, six prime ministers, and widespread civil unrest. Today, its society remains deeply polarized, its economy is contracting, and its king is getting older. Whatever the outcome of the present crisis, the future of Thai democracy does not look good.
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