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STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 16, 2020 • 7 min read

Opinion Corruption should be the issue that binds Thailand together

By Mark S. Cogan • Dec 16, 2020
Thailand's military generals seized power in 2014 vowing to end the kingdom's endemic corruption, but what has followed has been a weakening of the very institutions needed to combat graft. Professor Mark S. Cogan argues the antidote lays in a thriving democracy

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 16, 2020 • 8 min read

Analysis Who rules Thailand, the military or the monarchy?

By Mark S. Cogan • Nov 16, 2020
As Thailand's monarchy is rocked by unprecedented public protests, what would a diminished royal institution mean for the power and influence exerted by the kingdom's military?