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King Bhumibol Adulyadej
![A Tale of Two Kingdoms: Thailand and Cambodia A Tale of Two Kingdoms: Thailand and Cambodia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_391353372882.jpg)
A Tale of Two Kingdoms: Thailand and Cambodia
By Samuel Macrae
The Thai and Cambodian monarchies follow starkly different paths. Neither has led to democratic development.
![Thailand 4.0: Back to the Future Thailand 4.0: Back to the Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-34149456700_3655df0466_k.jpg)
Thailand 4.0: Back to the Future
By Samuel Macrae
The ancient kingdom still struggles with modernity and democracy.
![Thailand's Political Crisis Runs Deeper Than the Military Wants to Admit Thailand's Political Crisis Runs Deeper Than the Military Wants to Admit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-01_13-42-23.jpg)
Thailand's Political Crisis Runs Deeper Than the Military Wants to Admit
By Eugene Mark
The crisis is not an elite competition but an ideological one.
![Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Proclaimed King. What Now? Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Proclaimed King. What Now?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-01_16-11-03.jpg)
Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Proclaimed King. What Now?
By Arenla
Can the newly proclaimed King Rama X live up to the revered legacy of his father, King Bhumibol?
![The Darker Side of Thai Royalism The Darker Side of Thai Royalism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-25_21-04-16.jpg)
The Darker Side of Thai Royalism
By James Buchanan
While most Thais mourn their late king with decorum, a sinister ultra-royalism rears its ugly head.
![The Future of Thai Civil-Military Relations: In Desperate Need of Legitimacy The Future of Thai Civil-Military Relations: In Desperate Need of Legitimacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-17_15-42-12.jpg)
The Future of Thai Civil-Military Relations: In Desperate Need of Legitimacy
By Adam Wunische
What role will the Royal Thai Armed Forces play in Thai politics in the future? Here are four scenarios.
![After Thai King Bhumibol's Death, Succession May Be Delayed After Thai King Bhumibol's Death, Succession May Be Delayed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-13_20-18-21.jpg)
After Thai King Bhumibol's Death, Succession May Be Delayed
By Ankit Panda
Will Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn step up as Thailand's next monarch?
![Thailand Mourns King Bhumibol Adulyadej Thailand Mourns King Bhumibol Adulyadej](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-13_16-16-22.jpg)
Thailand Mourns King Bhumibol Adulyadej
By Nick McGrath
Millions of Thai citizens mourn the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on October 13, 2016.
![Thai King Bhumibol's Health Unstable, Raising Succession Questions Thai King Bhumibol's Health Unstable, Raising Succession Questions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-10_03-30-12.jpg)
Thai King Bhumibol's Health Unstable, Raising Succession Questions
By Ankit Panda
The Thai king's health is unstable, according to a statement released by the royal palace.
![Thailand's Future After the Constitutional Referendum Thailand's Future After the Constitutional Referendum](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-26_19-13-25.jpg)
Thailand's Future After the Constitutional Referendum
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss Thailand's new constitution and upcoming Asian summits.
![After Constitution Referendum, What Next for Thailand? After Constitution Referendum, What Next for Thailand?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-10_15-15-36.jpg)
After Constitution Referendum, What Next for Thailand?
By Eugene Mark and Graham Ong-Webb
Now that the junta's constitution has passed, will it make good on promised elections in 2017?
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