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May 6, 2014

Thailand
Thailand’s Stalemate to Continue

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, Thailand’s political situation does. Over the past week, Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva offered what he had, in advance, touted as a reconci…

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November 1, 2011

Thailand
The Ramifications of Thailand’s Flooding

A boy walks through the water at a flooded market in Chinatown, central Bangkok (Damir Sagolj/Courtesy Reuters). By now, with the major flooding in the Bangkok area well into its second week, even r…

A boy walks through the water at a flooded market in Chinatown, central Bangkok.

August 13, 2012

Thailand
Thailand: Reconciliation Fails

After some time on vacation, I have returned to find that Thai politics, which almost couldn’t get worse, actually has. Last month, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, in my opinion the most astute observer of Th…

A member of Nation Associate Anti-Corruption Network (NACN) holds a placard during a rally outside the U.S. embassy in Bangkok August 10, 2012.

April 8, 2016

Thailand
Thailand’s Junta Digs In

In Washington last week to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha tried to reassure foreign policymakers that Thailand was indeed headed back to democracy next year…

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September 30, 2010

Thailand
“Soft” Authoritarianism

In the Bangkok Post, one of the two leading English newspapers in Thailand, Thai academic Thitinan Pongsudhirak offered a sad commentary this week on the state of political affairs in the kingdom. …

 	 Add to cart   Add to lightbox (FA Nov-Dec 2010) Download layout (Watermarked) Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva addresses the Euromoney Thailand Investment Forum in Bangkok