Dr Anoulak Kittikhoun was a Visiting Senior Fellow at the ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He is the author of the upcoming book A Great Country is What Leaders Make of It: 5 Rules for Laos and Aspiring Nations.
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Articles by Anoulak Kittikhoun (3)
How Small States Can Survive Big Changes: Laos, Mekong and ASEAN in the Age of Might Makes Right
Anoulak Kittikhoun
“Might makes right” is back in form with major powers’ use of tariffs and military actions, leaving small states like Laos with fewer buffers and narrower margins for error than more capable middle powers. This Long Read explores options and imperatives for Laos as it navigates new geopolitical realities.
No Longer Poor: Can Laos be Clean, Green and Great?
Anoulak Kittikhoun
Anoulak Kittikhoun argues that as Laos prepares to graduate from the United Nations’ least developed country category, the bigger challenge is no longer escaping poverty but building a future defined by clean space and green growth.
A New Deal for the Mekong
Anoulak Kittikhoun
Anoulak Kittikhoun argues that by treating the Mekong as an interconnected system rather than a patchwork of national interests, ASEAN can help transform the river into a model of regional cooperation, sustainability, and shared prosperity.