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Thitinan Pongsudhirak

Thitinan Pongsudhirak teaches international political economy and directs the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

Thaksin no longer scares Thailand's establishment

Ex-prime minister's return and pardon accepted as price of keeping reform at bay

Thailand's traditional elite should seek compromise while it can

Move Forward's victory shows forces of change have momentum and broad support

Thai election offers chance to break through reform logjam

Machinations to preserve prerogatives of old order will only bring more decay

APEC should look to business for leadership

Regional grouping has lost its luster as a force for trade liberalization

Term limits unlikely to end Prayuth's time as Thai prime minister

Former general has been in office for 8 years but shows little sign of leaving

Bangkok governor's election win restores hope for also-ran Thailand

Chadchart Sittipunt faces daunting and dark challenges

Putin's war in Ukraine has deepened ASEAN disunity

10-member bloc needs to find a way to accommodate opposing points of view

A year since it seized power, Myanmar's military is losing

Opposition movement needs concerted outside support

Myanmar's junta takes ASEAN for a ride

Southeast Asian bloc in danger of whitewashing a heinous regime

Myanmar's military will struggle to hold on to power

Being forced to revisit the past does not mean Myanmar will stay there

Thai protesters must force reform, not a revolution

Compromise the only way to create a genuine constitutional monarchy

China wants to know if you are with it or against it

Beijing has divided world with coronavirus policies, making countries take sides

Younger voices are taking back Thailand from military rulers

Future Forward party's dissolution will not stop millennials working for change

Thailand needs younger leaders to move beyond coups and corruption

Aging elite and military work to suppress democratic reforms

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ASEAN must mitigate war without weapons between US and China

Southeast Asian bloc should stop coining acronyms and start acting

Election highlights crisis of Thai junta rule

But vote could yet herald a new era with chances for compromise and democratic progress

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ASEAN can ease US-China tensions

Bloc must deepen cooperation to counter dangers of growing super power rivalry

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China must be persuaded to keep BRI within international rules

Beijing's road back to global greatness goes via partnership not one-sided expansionism

Hun Sen is tempting fate in Cambodia's election

Prime minister's strong-arm tactics mask increased vulnerability

Malaysia's chilling warning for Asia's one-party regimes

Democracy suddenly re-emerges in a bastion of authoritarian rule

TPP can do without US

The trading bloc should revolve around Asia's mid-sized economies

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Authoritarianism is accelerating in Southeast Asia

The China model is winning, at the expense of liberal values

Getting out of Thailand's political cul-de-sac

For ruling elites, quest for legitimacy could prove a trap of their own making

Thailand counts the cost of three lost decades

The country must reverse course to resume political and economic progress

Trump promotes a 'pivot in Asia'

The US president is signalling a policy that favors interests over values