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Middle powers can do their bit
News, Moreno Bertoldi & Marco Buti, Published on 02/02/2026
» Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, the world is increasingly caught between the United States -- an extractive superpower -- and China, a "dependency superpower" whose global influence rests on making other countries reliant on its exports. In the absence of meaningful resistance, both are likely to remain on this course, leaving middle powers to comply with their demands or face retaliation.
It could take 1 Danish soldier in Greenland
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/01/2026
» In 1910, Henry Wilson, the British army officer charged with planning for a possible war with Germany, visited the French officer doing the same job in Paris, Ferdinand Foch. The Anglo-French alliance was still a tentative, semi-secret thing, so Wilson asked Foch, "What is the smallest British military force that would be of any practical assistance to you?"
Rak Chart ‘a litmus test’ for government
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/01/2026
» The Rak Chart Party has issued a firm warning ahead of Thailand's Feb 8 general election: it will not join any government tainted by corruption, grey-zone dealings or improper political bargaining. If any wrongdoing is discovered after joining a coalition, the party says it will immediately withdraw and expose the facts to the public.
Rising to the AI challenge
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/01/2026
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping nearly every sector of society -- from state agencies and private businesses to independent organisations, education and the media. Yet despite AI's growing presence, Thailand remains largely a technology taker rather than a technology maker, relying heavily on foreign platforms and expertise.
Poll deadlock threatens
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 05/01/2026
» Thailand will hold a crucial general election in about a month, with both domestic and international observers watching closely to see who wins the poll. But identifying the winner may prove far easier than determining who will ultimately govern the country.
Shinawatra heir faces tough road
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/01/2026
» The Pheu Thai Party has once again demonstrated that it has not stepped out from under the long shadow of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the broader Shinawatra political dynasty.
Big-name fraud wave shocks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/12/2025
» The intensified campaign to expose wrongdoing within the police force, led by former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn and Atchariya Ruangratanapong, president of the Crime Victims Assistance Club, has become a major point of public interest.
Army 'ready' to defend Tak border
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2025
» The Third Army Region has reaffirmed its readiness to escalate defensive measures along the border with Myanmar amid intensifying clashes between junta and rebel forces near a scam-centre zone in Karen state.
Hopes for clean air
News, Published on 17/11/2025
» The so-called "winter" is making its way into the country and into Bangkok. Regardless of what the mercury says, winter also heralds the arrival of PM2.5 -- the fine dust that blankets the sky.
Myanmar junta readies for sham poll
News, Nay Phone Latt, Published on 11/10/2025
» Myanmar's military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who currently serves as both the army's commander in chief and the country's head of state, has reshuffled the government's administrative structure in preparation for planned elections later this year.