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All items tagged ThailandGlobal Must Read ArticlesApril 20, 2010 | Red & Yellow Shirts: Thailand's Coup a Clash of ColorsIn the last 77 years, Thailand’s military has staged no less than 18 coups and democracy has been halted and restarted. ++ “The prime minister needs to take a more decisive stance; he needs to tell the army to stop this…” ++ Amid the worst violence in 18 years, more than 25 lives have been claimed in the most recent coup during the last few weeks. ++ These events highlight the need for ... MoreApril 16, 2009 | Make Institutions Stronger to Stabilize South East AsiaThe unconstitutional rule of Commodore Bainimarama in Fiji and the mayhem in Thailand reinforced the fragility of democracy in South East Asia.++ The problem of young democracies is a lack of restraining institutions to ensure the elected government’s interest to govern.++ Favoring elections as a benchmark for democracy, the West encouraged unviable regimes that lack both the capacity of ... MoreDecember 8, 2008 | Royal Silence in BangkokKing Bhumibol Adulyadej, the ruling monarch of Thailand, failed to give his annual birthday speech, which many had hoped would be used to address and even resolve the country’s political chaos. ++ Yet “his silence over his birthday spoke volumes to a divided nation.” ++ He neither lent his support to the PPP-led caretaker government, nor did he comment on the recent PAD airport protests. ++ ... MoreDecember 1, 2008 | Collapse of Democracy Threatens in ThailandThailand’s democracy looks on the verge of collapse once again. ++ Antigovernment protestors, seeking to reform the country’s democratic system to better control its outcome, are occupying key public buildings. ++ The army is calling upon the government to resign and have even considered a coup. ++ The prospect of political chaos bodes particularly poorly for Thailand in a time of economic ... More |
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