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May 21, 2019

Southeast Asia
Anand Panyarachun and The Making of Modern Thailand: A Review

By Petra Desatova Anand Panyarachun, the former prime minister of Thailand and a long-time central figure in Thai politics, belongs to an old generation of Thai technocrats, who shaped Thailand’s …

Anand Panyarachun

March 20, 2019

Women and Women's Rights
The Power of Parity: Closing the Gender Gap in the Workforce

The event explores innovative approaches by governments and the private sector to promote women’s participation in the global workforce. Kathryn Kaufman reflects on the U.S. government's new Women's …

Podcast A female employee works at a petrol station in Cairo, Egypt. February 24, 2016.

December 29, 2016

Heads of State and Government
Ten World Figures Who Died in 2016

Ten people who passed away this year who shaped world affairs for better or worse.

June 9, 2014

Thailand
Thailand’s Tough Coup

As the Thai coup settles into some kind of normality, the outlines of how this junta will act are becoming clear. As Leeds and Columbia University professor Duncan McCargo has written, this coup is p…

Thailand coup

March 20, 2013

United States
A Conversation with Kerri-Ann Jones

RICHARD HAASS: Great. Well, good morning. Good morning. Welcome to the Council on Foreign Relations, and I'm Richard Haass, president of the CFR. For those of you who are not familiar with us, we ar…

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