ASEAN’s solution to Myanmar is at a tipping point
Myanmar's growing isolation, coupled with improving ASEAN unity, is making a solution to the Myanmar crisis increasingly possible. ...
COVID’s human capital costs in Asia
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human capital development will continue to haunt Asia’s middle-income countries for decades to…
Thailand’s post-pandemic economic recovery still trailing behind
Thailand's new government is struggling to speed up its economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, with demand-side stimulus and new…
Inequality fuelling the fire for Thailand’s political change
Author: Thorn Pitidol, Thammasat University Thailand is going through one of the most significant moments in its recent history. After…
Jump-starting Thailand–Indonesia electric vehicle collaboration
Author: Anggara Raharyo, President University A former Indonesian minister of tourism once called Thailand and Indonesia ‘sparring partners’. This can…
Internal discord the greatest threat to Southeast Asian unity
Author: Joseph Chinyong Liow, NTU As great power rivalry casts its long shadow over Southeast Asia, the imperative of regional…
Thailand’s military machinations will define post-election political manoeuvring
Author: Paul Chambers, Naresuan University Over a month after Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party and its prime ministerial candidate Pita…
Breaking out of the ‘evil cycle’ in Thai politics
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Thailand has paid a big price for the inability of its conservative elites to come to…
Thailand’s upcoming election is haunted by the ghosts of politics past
Author: Greg Raymond, ANU The ghost of elections past hangs uneasily over the upcoming electoral contest in Thailand, waged on…
Thailand’s cannabis policy experiment
Author: Peter Warr, ANU In June 2022, the Thai government took the bold step of decriminalising the production, sale and…