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Irregularities Cloud Thailand’s 2019 Election Results
By Erin Cook
Doubts about the results and the role of the election commission in particular have further intensified distrust about the country’s institutions and muddied the waters.
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Thailand 2019 Elections: Conflicting Claims as Final Result Wait Continues
March 25, 2019
Thailand 2019 Elections: Conflicting Claims as Final Result Wait Continues
Situation intensifies uncertainties about the result as well as the future prospects of the country.
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Thailand 2019 Elections: Conflicting Claims as Final Result Wait Continues
Thailand's Junta Cracks Down on Thaksin's Pheu Thai Party
May 23, 2018
Thailand's Junta Cracks Down on Thaksin's Pheu Thai Party
The generals want to be sure the opposition is eliminated before agreeing to hold elections.
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Thailand's Junta Cracks Down on Thaksin's Pheu Thai Party
What Do Thailand’s New Economic Numbers Say About Its Political Future?
March 02, 2018
What Do Thailand’s New Economic Numbers Say About Its Political Future?
The good news masks a still uncertain road ahead for the ruling junta.
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What Do Thailand’s New Economic Numbers Say About Its Political Future?
The Dangerous Buddhist Card in Thailand’s New Constitution
January 30, 2018
The Dangerous Buddhist Card in Thailand’s New Constitution
The ruling junta’s use of religion to boost its legitimacy brings risks for the country.
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The Dangerous Buddhist Card in Thailand’s New Constitution
What Yingluck’s Fate Says About Sexism in Thailand
September 08, 2017
What Yingluck’s Fate Says About Sexism in Thailand
Recent commentary about the former premier misses an important element of her story and what it says about Thai society.
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What Yingluck’s Fate Says About Sexism in Thailand
Waiting for Yingluck Shinawatra
August 28, 2017
Waiting for Yingluck Shinawatra
Supporters crowded the streets to hear the verdict, but Yingluck never arrived.
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Waiting for Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand's Political Crisis Runs Deeper Than the Military Wants to Admit
April 11, 2017
Thailand's Political Crisis Runs Deeper Than the Military Wants to Admit
The crisis is not an elite competition but an ideological one.
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Thailand's Political Crisis Runs Deeper Than the Military Wants to Admit
A Temple Under Siege: Wat Phra Dhammakaya
March 23, 2017
A Temple Under Siege: Wat Phra Dhammakaya
The fate of a notorious Thai cult hangs in the balance.
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A Temple Under Siege: Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Why Is Thailand Delaying Elections Until 2018?
February 10, 2017
Why Is Thailand Delaying Elections Until 2018?
A look at why another postponement of polls has occurred.
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Why Is Thailand Delaying Elections Until 2018?
Thailand's Deepening Fractures
September 08, 2016
Thailand's Deepening Fractures
Thailand faces two legitimacy crises at its peripheries — and the junta is only making them worse.
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Thailand's Deepening Fractures
After Constitution Referendum, What Next for Thailand?
August 11, 2016
After Constitution Referendum, What Next for Thailand?
Now that the junta's constitution has passed, will it make good on promised elections in 2017?
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After Constitution Referendum, What Next for Thailand?
Thailand: The Limits of Absolute Power
May 03, 2016
Thailand: The Limits of Absolute Power
General Prayut's power may be unlimited on paper, but in reality he is curtailed on several fronts.
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Thailand: The Limits of Absolute Power
Southeast Asia's 'Proxy' Presidents
March 22, 2016
Southeast Asia's 'Proxy' Presidents
Myanmar isn’t the first case where a Southeast Asian country has recently been led by an alleged ‘proxy.’
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Southeast Asia's 'Proxy' Presidents
The Rise of State Capitalism in Thailand
March 20, 2016
The Rise of State Capitalism in Thailand
How the Thaksin era ushered in the reign of state capitalism in Thailand.
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The Rise of State Capitalism in Thailand
In Thailand, What Does the End of Thaksin's Silence Mean?
February 27, 2016
In Thailand, What Does the End of Thaksin's Silence Mean?
The ex-premier's decision to break his self-imposed silence raises some interesting questions.
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In Thailand, What Does the End of Thaksin's Silence Mean?
Thailand’s Ruling Junta Faces Impeachment Dilemma
January 13, 2015
Thailand’s Ruling Junta Faces Impeachment Dilemma
Stakes are raised as Yingluck’s impeachment proceedings progress.
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Thailand’s Ruling Junta Faces Impeachment Dilemma
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Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson on China and the Maritime Gray Zone
May 14, 2019
Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson on China and the Maritime Gray Zone
How China thinks about and acts in the maritime gray zone, and what that means for the region’s future.  
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