Napon Jatusripitak is a Visiting Fellow and Coordinator of the Thailand Studies Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. He is also the Managing Director of the Bangkok-based Thailand Future Institute and Director of its Center for Politics and Geopolitics.
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Articles by Napon Jatusripitak (41)
Thailand’s Data Centre Rush: From First-Mover Advantage to Sustained Development?
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj|Napon Jatusripitak
Thailand needs to go beyond attracting big-ticket data centre investments. It should consider building domestic capabilities around such facilities.
The Unravelling of Thailand’s Military-Backed Parties
Prajak Kongkirati|Napon Jatusripitak
The Bhumjaithai Party has had to step into the gap left by Thailand’s two conservative parties.
Rebranding Bhumjaithai
Napon Jatusripitak|Duncan McCargo
Putting heavyweight technocrats in the spotlight, the Bhumjaithai Party appears to have taken a technocrat turn, away from its traditional strengths in forging political family networks in the kingdom.
Thailand’s “Conservative” Turn?
Napon Jatusripitak|Prajak Kongkirati
The victory of the Bhumjaithai Party in the recent Thai elections does not necessarily signal a broad-based shift towards conservative elements.
Momentum or Mirage? Anutin’s Risky Road to Re-Election
Napon Jatusripitak
Anutin Charnvirakul’s recent dissolution of the Thai Parliament is a tactical move to preserve incumbency advantages going into elections next year. Still, he might end up with an unwieldy “grand compromise” coalition that will give him little wiggle room.