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Thailand’s Democracy Cannot Survive Another Election Delay
By
Pavin Chachavalpongpun
January 24, 2019
Failure by the government to keep to the recently announced date could lead to political instability.
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April 20, 2018
Is Time Running Out for Thailand’s Elusive Election?
Impatience is growing after multiple delays.
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Is Time Running Out for Thailand’s Elusive Election?
February 01, 2018
The Neverending Story of Thailand’s Elusive Election
Polls are once again set to be postponed, delaying the country’s return to civilian, democratic rule.
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The Neverending Story of Thailand’s Elusive Election
June 04, 2015
Specter of Instability Rising Again in Thailand
New rounds of confrontation seem more likely than long-term reconciliation.
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Specter of Instability Rising Again in Thailand
May 21, 2015
The Rice and Fall of Yingluck Shinawatra
The former Thai prime minister faces a potential jail term over a bungled rice scheme.
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The Rice and Fall of Yingluck Shinawatra
March 05, 2015
Thailand’s Big Step Backwards
In abandoning its democratic ideals, the country risks a return to a pre-modern era.
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Thailand’s Big Step Backwards
February 18, 2015
The U.S. Needs to Get Tough on Thailand
By ignoring the democratic regression, Washington is sending dangerous signals to the rest of the region.
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The U.S. Needs to Get Tough on Thailand
February 08, 2015
Thailand Scores Low on Political Rights
A new report underscores the worsening political situation in Thailand.
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Thailand Scores Low on Political Rights
August 22, 2014
Prayuth Installed as Thai Prime Minister
The junta appears intent on forestalling the Thaksins’ return to political power.
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Prayuth Installed as Thai Prime Minister
July 24, 2014
Thailand’s Rice Scheme Post-Mortem
The nation remains as divided as ever over the fallout from the Shinawatras’ controversial rice subsidies.
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Thailand’s Rice Scheme Post-Mortem
July 22, 2014
Thailand’s Democracy Under Siege
If the country is to reform, it must go beyond politics.
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Thailand’s Democracy Under Siege
July 16, 2014
Thailand’s Crisis and the 1932 Revolution
The country will not be able to move forward until it has properly dealt with its past.
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Thailand’s Crisis and the 1932 Revolution
June 21, 2014
What Will Thailand’s Post-Coup 'Democracy' Look Like?
When democracy does return to Thailand it will surely be very unlike anything the country has seen before.
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What Will Thailand’s Post-Coup 'Democracy' Look Like?
June 20, 2014
Cambodian Exodus Signals Tough Times with Thai Junta
The Thai military is having difficulty proving this coup is any different from previous incarnations.
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Cambodian Exodus Signals Tough Times with Thai Junta
June 05, 2014
Tense Times in Thailand
Hoping to destroy the pro-Thaksin forces once and for all, the military is taking a much tougher line this time around.
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Tense Times in Thailand
June 05, 2014
Thailand’s Déjà-Coup
Why the current military intervention is as doomed to fail as the last one was.
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Thailand’s Déjà-Coup
May 23, 2014
Thailand: A Coup, the Crown, and Two Middle Classes
Thailand’s twelfth coup since 1932 reveals both the sorry state of its democracy and the erosion of the monarchy.
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Thailand: A Coup, the Crown, and Two Middle Classes
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