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    Combatting fake news the Asean way

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 06/06/2023

    » Three weeks have passed since the general election, and the Thai media is still flooded with fake news and disinformation of all kinds. Essentially, these are designed to harm a particular individual, a political group or the country. Overall, the country's domestic environment is very fluid. Aside from efforts to form a new coalition government, the most important issues are related to national security and diplomacy.

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    Thailand's regional security makeover

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 05/03/2024

    » After more than six months in power, border security-related issues have emerged as the Srettha government's non-economic top priority.

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    Meaningful policy on Myanmar needed

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 09/01/2024

    » The fall of Laukkai in Myanmar's Kokang Self-Administered Zone to rebel forces is one of the most significant developments in the conflict in Myanmar since the coup took place in 2021. Why? It shows the State Administration Council's (SAC) inability to protect its territory from the Three Brotherhood Alliance, which launched a fierce offensive dubbed "Operation 1027" at the end of October last year, threatening the junta's hold on the northern Shan state, which borders China, and other remote areas in the region.

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    Lao PDR is ready for Asean challenges

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 26/12/2023

    » Starting Jan 1, Lao PDR will officially take over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). This comes at a critical time as uncertainty increases regionally and globally. The growing competition among major powers has already had chilling effects on the region and beyond, never mind the ongoing issues of climate change and supply chain crises. Taking the helm for the third time, Vientiane will have to be proactive due to the urgency of such challenges.

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    Asean, GCC meet amid Mideast crisis

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/10/2023

    » The summit between the leaders of Asean and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Saudi Arabia last Friday was the first time the two regional organisations collaborated in what is developing into a divided and fast-changing global environment.

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    Asean's response to Israel-Hamas war

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/10/2023

    » More than ever before, the current Israeli-Hamas war has revealed the starkly different positions and views held by the 10 Asean members towards the abiding conflict in the Middle East. Asean has not issued a joint statement over the brutal attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched a large-scale offensive from the Gaza Strip on southern Israel on Oct 7.

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    Which way Pheu Thai-led diplomacy?

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 29/08/2023

    » Without being labelled as an autocratic regime, the diplomatic posture of the incoming government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will be more vigorous and build on existing progress and achievements. Even though the government's official policy has yet to be announced, it is not difficult to outline some of the salient features of Pheu Thai-led foreign policy practices.

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    Asean must reengage with Myanmar

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/05/2023

    » Indonesian President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, was frank in saying that no progress had been made over the Myanmar crisis at the latest Asean summit in Labuan Bajo during a press conference after the event. Apparently, he was disappointed that the chair's efforts did not make the desirable outcome under his watch.

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    Thai diplomacy has come full circle

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 18/04/2023

    » After eight arduous years, Thai diplomacy has come full circle. With 26 days to go before the next general election on May 14, the international community is wondering whether there will be any change in the country's overall diplomatic outlook. Since the dark days leading up to the intervention in May 2014, Thailand has undertaken an extraordinary journey given the state in which the country was caught with its deteriorated standing in the global community. Critics varied in their assessments of Thai foreign policy under deep stress. Indeed, the long winding diplomatic road revealed both the strengths and weaknesses of strenuous efforts to protect national interests amid the competition of the great powers and in tackling the unavoidable ripple effects caused by an increasingly polarised world.

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    Dialogue: A step in the right direction

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 21/03/2023

    » There were more divergences than convergences in views that emerged from the Track 1.5 Dialogue held between Asean members and dialogue partners, including representatives from Myanmar, in Bangkok on March 13.

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