OPINION

TIP shows a Thai-US alliance under strain

News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 31/07/2015

» That Thailand has remained on the United States' Tier 3 in Trafficking in Persons list is unsurprising. Even the government of Gen Prayut Chan-ocha has accepted the Tier 3 designation with resignation in the hope of an upgrade in future. What is more interesting is the trend in Thai-US relations over the past decade.