ARTICLES

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.

21 Nov 2025

Thailand’s Police in 2025: Politicised Reshuffle and Endemic Corruption

Paul Chambers

The recent reshuffle of the top echelons of the Royal Thai Police was supposed to be clean and professional. The reshuffle and concurrent reforms, however, have done little to eradicate malfeasance and partisanship in the force.

Thai Politics Thailand

18 Nov 2025

Thailand Pays the Price for Unregulated Mining Boom

Eugene Mark|Kyi Sin

China is dependent on rare earth supply from parts of Myanmar which have unregulated mining that generates toxic waste. Neighbours like Thailand need to work with China and the US to address the problem.

Myanmar Myanmar-Thailand Relations Thailand

17 Nov 2025

Trump 2.0: Dual Challenges for Thailand’s External Sector

Juthathip Jongwanich

Faced with US tariffs and a resultant import surge into Thailand, the government should seek to effect targeted measures to support the Thai economy.

Thai Economy Thailand Thailand-US Relations

11 Nov 2025

Thailand’s Lost Youth: Mental Health Crisis and the Price of Policy Neglect

Eugene Mark|Panarat Anamwathana

The most vulnerable children and youth in Thailand need grownups and the government to act fast and firmly, before more young lives are lost.

Mental Health Thailand Youth

10 Nov 2025

Unfinished Business: Why Thailand’s Tariff Talks Are a Diplomatic Test

Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi

The Thai government is focused on dealing with the repercussions of the US tariffs on the country. It needs to craft a broader foreign policy narrative.

Tariffs Thai Economy Thai Politics Thailand U.S. U.S.-Thailand Relations

4 Nov 2025

Abhisit’s Clean Politics Faces Formidable Odds in Thailand’s Cut-Throat Political Arena

Termsak Chalermpalanupap

Former PM Abhisit’s “clean politics” stance may complicate his Democrat Party’s ability to recruit experienced candidates for the upcoming Thai election and prospects of joining a coalition government.

Thai Elections Thai Politics Thailand

27 Oct 2025

Grand Compromise or Grand Damage to Thailand’s Party System?

Napon Jatusripitak|Mathis Lohatepanont

Thailand has been caught in a series of political compromises made between strange bedfellows. If this continues, voters will become more cynical about the political system’s ability to deliver outcomes that hew to the popular mandate.

Thai Politics Thailand

22 Oct 2025

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.

Thai Politics Thailand