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    Myanmar must fully implement 5PC

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/01/2024

    » All credible sources indicate that since Operation 1027 was launched at the end of October, the State Administration Council (SAC) has lost approximately 469 military bases in various parts of Myanmar.

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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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    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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    Rebooting South, SE Asian cooperation

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/03/2023

    » Fresh from the success of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation last year, Thailand is currently chairing another immense regional economic bloc promoting holistic and sustainable development and smart connectivity amongst South Asia and Southeast Asia. In the coming decades, if not centuries, these combined regions will together form the centre of the Indo-Pacific.

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    Remembering Abe and Japan's rise

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 12/07/2022

    » It is not an overstatement to say that the late prime minister Shinzo Abe single-handedly promoted Japan's regional and international profile through unconventional economic and security policies. Abe linked his country's economic policies with security and strategic twists in its relations with the rest of the world, Asean in particular.

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    A new chapter in Japan's Asia policy

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 25/01/2022

    » Japan's recently announced new economic doctrine towards Asia has two dimensions. The first has Asean at its core. The second is all about broader Asia which includes China, South Korea and India without naming them. Indeed, this time Japan wants to ascertain that its new policy approach is the outcome of its own regional assessment based on more than five decades of developmental engagement with the region.

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    US urges Asean to stand up to China

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 03/08/2021

    » US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made it clear the US would like to see Asean stand up to China without choosing sides. At the same time, the US will engage with China in areas of common interests while is ready to stand up against the Middle Kingdom without flinching if its interests are threatened.

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