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3 Feb 2026

What Party Fragility Tells Us about Thailand’s Political Trajectory

Siripan Nogsuan Sawasdee

The upcoming General Elections in Thailand have underscored the growing fragility of political parties. An irony is that growing polarisation persists despite similarities in policy inclinations.

2 Feb 2026

Pheu Thai in Decline? Its Northern Push Suggests Otherwise

Chanintorn Pensute

The Pheu Thai Party’s energetic campaign in Thailand’s Northern region shows the party remains a contender in February’s election.

Thai Elections Thai Politics Thailand

30 Jan 2026

The Roots of the People’s Party’s Pragmatism

Akanit Horatanakun

As the People’s Party moves towards elite accommodation and electoral pragmatism, it is facing a growing crisis of identity and legitimacy.

Thai Elections Thai Politics Thailand

27 Jan 2026

Momentum, Alliances, Incumbency: The Bhumjaithai Party’s Ingredients for Election Success

Punchada Sirivunnabood

The Bhumjaithai Party faces the February 2026 election with significant advantages.

Thai Elections Thai Politics Thailand

26 Dec 2025

2025 Top 10

Anutin’s Rise and the People’s Party’s Test

Eugene Mark

By supporting the Bhumjaithai minority government, the People’s Party has embarked on a political gambit: working with the party’s erstwhile enemy in exchange for some degree of reform in the medium term.

2025 Top 10 Thai Politics Thailand

23 Dec 2025

Thailand’s Deterrence Failure Against Cambodia: A Focus on Structural Hindrances

Tita Sanglee

The border confrontation between Thailand and Cambodia stems from the former's failure to deter the latter. There is a resolve gap on the part of the Thai elite; in addition, the lack of resolve stems from structural pressures such as the imperative of a limited war and Thailand's long borders. Changing these entrenched structures will be difficult, if not impossible.

Cambodia-Thailand Relations Thai Politics Thailand

23 Dec 2025

Court Ruling Against Former PM Will Haunt Thailand’s Cambodia Policy

Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi

The Constitutional Court’s ruling against a former Thai premier will constrain how conciliatory the kingdom will be in times of conflict.

Cambodia-Thailand Relations Thai Elections Thai Politics Thailand

15 Dec 2025

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.

Thai Elections Thai Politics Thailand

5 Dec 2025

A Double Blow to Thaksin Signals the End of His Political Dynasty

Termsak Chalermpalanupap

Luck and influence may have run out for the man who lobbed himself, his family, and his associates into the Thai premiership for a quarter of a century.

Thai Politics Thailand

28 Nov 2025

Competition among Thailand’s Three Largest Parties Deepens the Country’s Political Uncertainties

Termsak Chalermpalanupap

People’s Party, Pheu Thai, and Bhumjaithai, Thailand’s three largest parties, have been intensifying their competition in preparation for an early general election. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Bhumjaithai Party have the best chance of winning political advantage and gaining more popularity.

Thai Elections Thai Politics Thailand