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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 21, 2014
Thailand
Thai Royalty Becomes More Openly Involved in Politics
Despite officially being a constitutional monarchy and supposedly no different than the monarchies of Britain, the Netherlands, or modern-day Japan, Thailand’s royal family has, during the reign of K…
March 16, 2018
Thailand
Thailand’s (Possible) Election: A Plethora of Parties Register, But Will Politics Actually Change?
With elections in Thailand seemingly slated for early 2019, could an Emmanuel Macron–like figure emerge in the kingdom?
January 24, 2012
Thailand
Forbes Looks Into the King of Thailand’s Wealth
A fascinating recent piece in Forbes discusses the new and palace-promoted biography of Rama IX, King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life’s Work. Although much of the biography apparently borders on hagiograp…
March 6, 2019
Southeast Asia
Thailand’s Election Dirty Tricks
In the run-up to Thailand’s elections, to be held on March 24, there was an initial burst of media attention around the possibility that Princess Ubolratana, the older sister of Thailand’s King Rama …
September 9, 2011
Thailand
Wikileaks and Southeast Asia
Founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange smiles as he arrives for his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in east London (Toby Melville/Courtesy Reuters). The recent releases of new batche…
