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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
Natchapat Amorngul|Suthikarn Meechan
The new Thai Cabinet does not mark a political transformation. Rather, it is a managed bargain that safeguards the conservative order.
Wannaphong Durongkaveroj
Thailand’s previous administration massively allocated funds for infrastructure. The new government needs to prioritise strategic industries and adopt a coherent long-term plan to address the adverse impacts of Trump’s tariffs.
Napon Jatusripitak
Fulcrum editor Dr William Choong speaks to Dr Napon Jatusripitak, Acting Coordinator of the Thailand Studies Programme at ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, about the recent political shifts in Thai domestic politics. They examine the rise of Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP), the BJP’s awkward partnership with the People’s Party (PP), and competition between the country’s political left and right.
Duncan McCargo
Thaksin’s fall, and the People’s Party’s gambit, propelled Anutin’s rise to prime minister. Thailand’s desolate political landscape holds out uncertainty — and opportunity — for Anutin and his Bumjaithai Party.
Napon Jatusripitak
The dismissal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thai prime minister was predictable. The chaotic search for her replacement is not.
Thong Mengdavid
A military or unilateral approach to the Thai-Cambodian dispute would only trigger cycles of provocation. The two sides need to use a multifaceted approach to rebuild the bridge of cooperation.