ARTICLES

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.

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

12 Dec 2025

Economic Gravity: The Rise of Asian Cities’ Powerhouses

Marco Kamiya

Urbanisation in Southeast Asia is now one of the region’s most powerful yet under-recognised industrial policy tools. Urban planners and economists need to work together to unlock the potential of the region’s cities.

Economy Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Southeast Asia Thailand Vietnam

9 Dec 2025

Sovereignty and Military’s Image Drive Thailand’s Hardline Response to Cambodia

Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi

Territorial sovereignty and the military’s image as guardian of the nation limit the kingdom’s attempts at conciliation in its current dispute with Cambodia.

Cambodia Cambodia-Thailand Relations 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

5 Dec 2025

Money in the Air: The Mirage of the Get-Rich-Quick Online Culture in Thailand

Surachanee Sriyai

Thai netizens are fuelling a get-rich-quick online culture but the lavish lifestyles they flaunt are often illusory and mask the heavy costs of maintaining visibility to satisfy platform algorithms.

Thai Economy Thailand

4 Dec 2025

Cambodia’s Warming Ties with Washington Reflect Continuity, Not Realignment

Taylor Coplen

Maintaining flexibility in its diplomacy towards two big powers is the clear pragmatic option for Cambodia in today’s geopolitical climate.

Cambodia Cambodia-Thailand Relations Thailand U.S.

2 Dec 2025

Gun Jompalang: The Grey Zone of Influencers and Warfare in the Thai-Cambodia Conflict

Surachanee Sriyai

A Thai influencer’s controversial actions in the conflict zone between Thailand and Cambodia highlight the inadequacy of the laws of war and military protocols in this digital age.

Cambodia Cambodia-Thailand Relations 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

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