Supalak Ganjanakhundee is an advisor to Thailand’s House of Representatives Military Affairs Committee, and a former Visiting Fellow in the Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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Articles by Supalak Ganjanakhundee (11)
Thailand’s Post-Authoritarian Praetorianism
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Thai-Cambodian border spat has demonstrated the Thai military’s strategic dominance in civil-military relations.
Thai Government: The Question of Legitimacy
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
Thailand’s tough lèse majesté laws do not appear to have stifled expressions of resistance against the monarchy. Perhaps a review and relook of the laws surrounding perceived offenses to the monarchy is in order.
Thai Military Reform: Never the Twain Shall Meet
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
Recent high-profile controversies involving the Thai military have elicited calls for reform in the institution. The problem is that the concept means different things to different parties.
Covid-19 in Thailand: Prayut Tightens Grip on Power
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Thai Prime Minister has extended the country’s state of emergency amid the Covid-19 outbreak. This is more an attempt to consolidate power, rather than a move to buttress the fight against the coronavirus.
Fighting Covid-19 in Thailand: The Need to Arm the Real Combatants
Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Prayut government has mishandled the Covid-19 crisis. The battle against the deadly virus should best be left to the frontline combatants in the healthcare sector