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  Thai role key in forging future of Asean

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 01/08/2017

  » There has been a lot of hullabaloo about Thailand's role in Asean as the group celebrates its 50th anniversary next week. However, really determining the country's status within Asean will take another eight years when Asean Vision 2025 wraps up and will be evaluated. Here are three determinants:

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  Cobra Gold drills depoliticise Thai-US ties

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 27/02/2018

  » The 37th Cobra Gold annual multilateral military exercise ended last week with one major outcome -- the depoliticising of Thai-US relations which have been held captive since the May 2014 coup.

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  20-year strategy plan under scrutiny

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/04/2018

  » For the first time in its history, Thailand is coming out with a national strategy that directs the country's economic and social development over the next 20 years.

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  Re-imagining Taiwan's ties with Asean

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 18/12/2018

  » Taiwan's relationship with Southeast Asia is moving towards a new dynamic. It is no longer confined to trade, investment or the long-standing one-China policy. Now, it is all about people-to-people relations, as more Southeast Asians are coming to the island to work, study and settle down. They are collectively known locally as sin tai-ker or new Taiwan's guests.

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  China's BRI push marred by trust deficit

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/04/2019

  » As China's economic and political clout grows by the day, Europe finds it increasingly difficult to develop an overall approach with dual objectives -- one that does not undermine its unity or upset its ally across the Atlantic, the US. Some European Union members want to take a tougher stand against China due to its limited market access, while others are concerned about possible security threats posed by China's sophisticated 5G network.

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  Engaging with China on infrastructure

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 23/04/2019

  » Later this week, 37 heads of state and government, as well as 5,000 participants from over 150 countries, will converge on Beijing for the second Belt and Road Initiative Forum for International Cooperation. The mammoth gathering of dignitaries and policymakers is crucial for the five-year-old BRI to gain wider recognition and power to move onto the next cycle with new lessons learned and adjustments made. For President Xi Jinping, it will be a moment of truth for his leadership and China's dream.

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  Policy on Myanmar must be prudent

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 16/11/2021

  » Ten months into the crisis in Myanmar, Thailand is still scrambling for a well-balanced policy that would lessen the anxiety of all the peoples of Myanmar, both living in and outside the country. The latest news of a new influx of migrant workers across the Thai-Myanmar border has sent a chilling message to the Thai authorities, especially those who deal with national security.

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  Leadership changes in the Indo-Pacific

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 07/06/2022

  » New leaders in the Indo-Pacific region -- Australia, South Korea and the Philippines -- will significantly impact the future trajectory of US-China relations. Their policy shifts, even nuances, could either moderate or harden the two powers' strategic rivalries.

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  Asean: Where US, China can reconcile?

  Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/06/2022

  » Southeast Asia is unenviably the region to which the major powers, be they the US, China, the European Union, India, Russia, Australia or Japan, are according to the highest priority at this juncture. All of these countries are on the same page as far as Asean is concerned. An Asean that is stable, peaceful, and focused on regional economic integration would be beneficial to the international community. This trend is in reverse in other parts of the world.

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  Bolstering Thailand-India ties at 75

  News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/08/2022

  » Thailand and India have taken seven-and-a-half decades to transform their close historical and cultural ties into a more strategic trajectory. It is not an easy task as their leaders have been all too comfortable with their longstanding friendly and relatively trouble-free ties. However, the recent three-day high-profile visit of Indian External Affairs Secretary Dr S Jaishankar has raised the dynamics of Thailand-India relations to a new level.

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