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  • OPINION

    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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    10 ways to maintain Hun Sen's 'barami'

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 11/09/2018

    » In the past election spin, it was about barami (charisma). When Hun Sen entered politics in the mid-1970s, nobody thought he would have the staying power to last so long. Thirty-three years ago, he was the world's youngest prime minister. Today, he is still around having outlasted every other world leader to rank as longest-reigning prime minister.

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    Thailand’s role in Indo-Pacific strategy

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 03/07/2018

    » Although much has been said about Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy after US President Donald Trump put forward the broad and vague concept last November, nobody is really clear what it really means and its implications. Eight months have now elapsed. Some key features have emerged through speeches and comments by senior officials including US Defence Secretary Gen James Mattis in Singapore and Matthew Pottinger, Senior Director of Asian Department, National Security Council, in Yangon and Bangkok.

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