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The case of the disappearing senior generals
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/02/2026
» Armies can be used against both against foreigners abroad and against citizens at home, but the two roles require quite different equipment and tactics. The same applies to their commanders: you need a different kind of general if you think that the primary task of their troops will be controlling dissent at home.
Rethinking what it means to be human
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 05/07/2025
» In the decades ahead, Thailand will not collapse in a blaze of war, disease, or climate catastrophe. Rather, it will quietly wither from within. The twin forces of demographic decline and digital automation are converging with astonishing speed, and yet our political and moral imaginations remain unprepared.
Coup risk remains, warns Thai defence minister Phumtham
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2025
» Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has refrained from ruling out the possibility of a future coup and asked all sides to learn from history to strengthen democratic institutions.
Burma on the brink of ousting the military?
News, Published on 27/02/2025
» If the Burmese drive General Min Aung Hlaing and his brutal military regime from power, as they seem about to do, the first thing they should do afterwards is take a leaf from Costa Rica's book and abolish the army. Don't reform it or downsize it; just get rid of it forever.
A very large void to fill
News, Published on 29/07/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to go into retirement, raising questions about what will become of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party of which he served as its patriarch.
Wan warns MPs not to become 'cobras'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/07/2023
» Parliament president Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has warned MPs against betraying the trust of the people by turning into "cobras" in parliament.
Keep it timely
News, Postbag, Published on 28/06/2023
» Re: "What Wagner's revolt means to Putin's war", (Opinion, June 26).
What Wagner's revolt means to Putin's war
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/06/2023
» The Don is a much bigger river than the Rubicon, but Yevgeny Prigozhin and his army crossed it anyway on Friday.
Japan is facing a fiscal dilemma
News, Takatoshi Ito, Published on 06/02/2023
» Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently unveiled an ambitious plan to double the country's defence budget to ¥43 trillion, roughly 2% of Japan's GDP, over the next five years. Notably, the country's massive rearmament programme, its biggest since the end of World War II, has not triggered a political or public backlash. With Japan facing multiple security threats, including North Korean missile tests, Chinese coast-guard ships encroaching on its territorial waters and Russia's militarisation of the disputed Kuril Islands (known in Japan as the Northern Territories), polls show public support for the proposed increase.
Prayut set for rough ride
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/10/2022
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha may have cleared the tenure obstacle after winning the Constitutional Court's judgement to stay on as prime minister. However, the road ahead may be long and challenging.