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Thailand coup
![Thailand Under the Junta Thailand Under the Junta](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-21_11-04-08.jpg)
Thailand Under the Junta
By Rohan Radheya
Daily life in Thailand under the ruling military junta, which took power in a May 22 coup.
![Cambodian Defense Delegation Visits Thailand Amid Tensions Cambodian Defense Delegation Visits Thailand Amid Tensions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-31_19-16-43.jpg)
Cambodian Defense Delegation Visits Thailand Amid Tensions
By Ankit Panda
A Cambodian delegation led by General Tea Banh visited Thailand to discuss defense cooperation, among other issues.
![What Will Thailand’s Post-Coup 'Democracy' Look Like? What Will Thailand’s Post-Coup 'Democracy' Look Like?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-21_12-46-44.jpg)
What Will Thailand’s Post-Coup 'Democracy' Look Like?
By Joshua Kurlantzick
When democracy does return to Thailand it will surely be very unlike anything the country has seen before.
![Thailand’s ‘Happy’ Coup Thailand’s ‘Happy’ Coup](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-16_08-00-23.jpg)
Thailand’s ‘Happy’ Coup
By Mong Palatino
The generals have taken over the country, and they want the people to be happy about it.
![China Slowdown To Hit Asia Hard China Slowdown To Hit Asia Hard](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-12_11-47-38.jpg)
China Slowdown To Hit Asia Hard
By Anthony Fensom
Commodity exporters and emerging economies are exposed to any slowdown in the Chinese economy.
![Free Speech Under Attack in Southeast Asia Free Speech Under Attack in Southeast Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-03_11-57-34.jpg)
Free Speech Under Attack in Southeast Asia
By Mong Palatino
Mainstream and social media are increasingly the target of state censorship in the region.
![Tense Times in Thailand Tense Times in Thailand](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-05_00-39-45.jpg)
Tense Times in Thailand
By Mark Fenn
Hoping to destroy the pro-Thaksin forces once and for all, the military is taking a much tougher line this time around.
![Thailand’s Déjà-Coup Thailand’s Déjà-Coup](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-05_00-15-17.jpg)
Thailand’s Déjà-Coup
By Lee Jones
Why the current military intervention is as doomed to fail as the last one was.
![Thailand's Military Crackdown Thailand's Military Crackdown](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-03_11-50-57.jpg)
Thailand's Military Crackdown
By Rohan Radheya
Thailand's protests and military crackdown are not just happening in Bangkok. A look at a recent event in Chiang Mai.
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Understanding Thailand's Coup
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Diplomat speaks with Dr. Vikram Nehru about the root causes of political tensions, the regional implications, and the fate of Thailand's democracy.
![Thailand’s Coup Just One Sign of Southeast Asia’s Regression From Democracy Thailand’s Coup Just One Sign of Southeast Asia’s Regression From Democracy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-31_03-04-37.jpg)
Thailand’s Coup Just One Sign of Southeast Asia’s Regression From Democracy
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Southeast Asia’s rollback from democracy reflects a worrying global trend toward anti-democratic political change.
![Coup ‘Favors’ ANZ and Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Bid Coup ‘Favors’ ANZ and Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Bid](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-29_13-24-33.jpg)
Coup ‘Favors’ ANZ and Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Bid
By Luke Hunt
The Thai junta has been quick to re-establish international banking ties.