Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It may be hard to believe now, as blustery generals run Thailand, the army busts ...

It may be hard to believe now, as blustery generals run Thailand, the army busts up gatherings of political opponents, and junta rule—in one form or another—seems like it might never end, but the ...

Grand infrastructure projects in the Asia-Pacific have a tendency to end up being much more challenging to implement than initially planned, as I warned recently in a look at China’s Belt and Road ...

THAILAND, A VOLATILE nation where foreign investors know too well that economic turmoil is no novelty, finds itself at an interesting juncture: one that perhaps offers lessons for the financial ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

It is hard to believe today but Thailand appeared on the verge of economic doom 20 years ago. The culmination of financial sector convulsions, compounded by a currency crisis and reinforced by ...

Many may not realise that quite a few of Malaysia's official protocols and ceremonial rituals or processes stem from those of Thailand. Our first prime minister (PM), Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, was in ...

The dramatic results from Thailand’s general election of July 3 have by now clearly indicating that regardless of the efforts of the elite, people will express their own opinions when it comes to ...

Fanaticism for Liverpool and Manchester United, a capital city clogged solid by traffic jams, and education reform being pushed at a giddy speed by a prime minister preparing to win another election ...