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Thailand's reversal of fortune with Vietnam
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/05/2016
» First, it was Myanmar that took over the democratic space which Thailand used to occupy. Now, it is Vietnam that has eclipsed Thailand as a major regional player in regional trade and geopolitics. It is not a lot of fun for Thais to be counting the costs of their country's sagging political fortunes and sliding economic prospects but doing so is necessary to remind Thailand's ruling generals that we are in bad shape and that they are not quite up to scratch in coming up with what we want to do and where we need to go.
The rise of CLMT and the need for more G-2
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 16/11/2012
» Newly re-elected United States President Barack Obama is due for a visit to Southeast Asia at its most momentous and contentious juncture in contemporary times.
After Europe, Suu Kyi faces tough challenge
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 15/06/2012
» Less than two weeks after her spectacular visit to Bangkok and surrounding provinces under the aegis of the World Economic Forum, Aung San Suu Kyi has embarked on a long-awaited whirlwind tour of western Europe. From Geneva to Oslo and Bergen, and from Dublin to London and Paris, she is deservedly expected to be feted like a rock star of international politics by European leaders who have been her longtime supporters through thick and thin while she spent years in the political wilderness.