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Conflict in Cambodia and Thailand Resumes—With No End in SightWeeks after a Trump-negotiated ceasefire fell apart, the two countries seem far from finding another pause in the fighting. In fact, the border conflict is likely to get worse.
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Beyond Thailand, Transnational Repression Spreads GloballyThailand’s growing role as a regional hub for transnational repression in Southeast Asia reflects a broader global trend.
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U.S. Trade Policy Sends Geopolitical Ripples Through Pacific RimFive CFR fellows explain how growing concern with U.S. trade policy in certain APEC members—China, Taiwan, Thailand, Chile, and Peru—will affect U.S. economic and security relationships in the region.
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At ASEAN, Trump Pushes for Deals While China Seeks Free TradeDiverging pressures from the United States and China at the ASEAN summit have led some member states to fear that the era of hedging is over.
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Thailand: Slip Sliding Away From the United StatesU.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump are posing deeper economic and political challenges for Thailand, straining a historical and critical U.S. Indo-Pacific ally and pushing the kingdom closer to China.
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Asia’s Gen Z Protests Are Intense. Can They Create Lasting Change?Youth-led movements have challenged and even overturned governments across South and Southeast Asia but, in most countries, have struggled to translate protest into effective governance.
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U.S.-China Tensions Cast Long Shadow Over ASEAN SummitDuring their October 26–28 meeting, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is slated to discuss economic shifts and will likely promise more collaboration. But the bloc still lacks a coherent approach to internal conflicts, international tensions, and its position in the U.S.-China trade war.
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Thailand Has Become Southeast Asia’s Hub of Transnational RepressionIn recent years, Thailand has facilitated transnational repression by outright authoritarian neighbors and nearby democracies alike, making it increasingly difficult for Southeast Asian dissidents to find safety.
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Thai Politics Poised for a Meltdown – or a Massive BreakthroughThailand’s parliament has selected Anutin Charnvirakul, former leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai party, as the country’s new prime minister—but he may not be able to maintain his position for long.
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Coup Coming? With Paetongtarn Shinawatra Removed From Office, Thailand Is in ChaosThe sudden ouster of the prime minister leaves few positive leadership options, and could push the armed forces toward intervention.
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Why Thaksin Was Acquitted of Lese MajesteIn a decision that has bucked the trend of surefire convictions linked to the country's harsh lese majeste laws, a criminal court acquitted former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of royal insult charges.
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The Thai-Cambodian Border Clash, With Joshua KurlantzickJoshua Kurlantzick, senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and if the current ceasefire will hold up.
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Thailand and Cambodia’s Ceasefire: Will It Stop War When Elites Want Conflict?While Thailand and Cambodia have reached a temporary ceasefire in their border conflict, it is unlikely to hold as the conflict’s escalation is driven by Thai and Cambodian elites’ efforts to consolidate military and political power.
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The Last Days of Thailand’s Shinawatra DynastyThe outcome a no-confidence vote planned in parliament this week in Thailand may represent a fundamental reconfiguration of its political order.